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The first Latina elected to the Detroit City Council will not seek a third term in office. Castañeda-López advocated for inclusion across the city. She also alleges she faced discrimination from some council colleagues.
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Raquel Castañeda-López defeated Tyrone Carter to represent Southwest Detroit for a second term in 2017, in an election that was highly contested and contentious.
Raquel Castañeda-López took office in 2014, part of a wave of new council members who swept into City Hall when Detroit’s governing charter changed to require that the council represent individual districts, rather than the century-old process of being elected “at large” from voters across the entire city. She faced personal attacks during what she called a “brutal,” but ultimately successful, second campaign.
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Detroit campaign field comes into focus: Castañeda-López, Spivey won t run, Tom Barrow joins mayor race
Detroit City Council members Raquel Castañeda-López and André Spivey do not plan to seek re-election.
A host of candidates are coming to the fore while some well-known names are backing down from the spotlight in Detroit s 2021 mayoral and City Council elections.
Tuesday was the deadline for candidates to file to run after collecting nominating petition signatures. A lot is up for grabs as city lawmakers Raquel Castañeda-López and André Spivey say they re not running for re-election.
The mayoral field is also coming into clearer focus, with Mayor Mike Duggan vying for a third term with former deputy mayor Anthony Adams who announced his run earlier this year and perennial candidate Tom Barrow, who has teased his campaign on social media but officially came out Tuesday afternoon.