She rose from being a stay-at-home mom to the Warren City Council and later to the Macomb County Clerk, and was known for amassing more county awards than any other elected official.
Andrey Duzyj, a former Macomb County commissioner from Warren, and former Warren City Councilwoman Donna Kaczor Caumartin both withdrew from the August Democratic primary by the Friday deadline after filing for the treasurer seat.
This year will be the first time candidates for the Macomb County Board of Commissioners will run for four-year terms instead of serving two-year terms.
Anthony Forlini and his office last July created a humorous 52-second video on youtube.com that capitalized on the "Barbie" movie craze with a short tale of Barbie protecting her "dream house" via the fraud-alert system.
Republican Dan Kress emerged victorious, describing himself as the "common sense" candidate who
supports a property tax freeze and efforts to improve the water quality of the Clinton River.