by Allan Lengel After being coy about his intentions about a 2021 re-election run while facing a felony corruption charge, Detroit Councilman Gabe Leland makes it clear: He s definitely not running. In January, he suggested he might, telling Deadline Detroit: “I’m feeling pretty good about where I’m at, so stay tuned, as they say. But during an interview Wednesday night, he said: It s sort of sad to say that I m not running for re-election, that I m choosing to leave and go down a different path. What I want to say is, I’m proud of a lot things I ve done and the effect I ve had on lots of residents.
by Violet Ikonomova
District 7 Councilmember Gabe Leland Detroit city councilmember Gabe Leland has remained in office for more than two years since he was charged with taking a bribe from a local business owner, a solicitation the FBI says it has on a wire recording. Now, with an election approaching and no felony conviction to bar him from serving, he’s considering running again. According to Police Commissioner William Davis, one of Leland’s would-be opponents, the District 7 councilman told him in December that he would seek re-election this fall. Leland is said to have said the same to at least one constituent.