Mike Duggan

Mike Duggan
Duggan in 2025
75th Mayor of Detroit
Assumed office
January 1, 2014
Preceded byDave Bing
Prosecutor of Wayne County
In office
July 11, 2001 – July 16, 2004
Preceded byJohn O'Hair
Succeeded byKym Worthy
Personal details
Born
Michael Edward Duggan

(1958-07-15) July 15, 1958 (age 66)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (before 2024)
Independent (2024–present)
Spouse(s)Lori Maher (divorced 2019)
Sonia Hassan (2021–present)
Children4
RelativesPatrick Duggan (father)
ResidenceManoogian Mansion
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA, JD)

Michael Edward Duggan (born July 15, 1958)[1] is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician serving as the 75th mayor of Detroit, Michigan since 2014. An Independent, Duggan previously served as the Wayne County Prosecutor from 2001 to 2004, and as the deputy county executive of Wayne County from 1987 to 2001.

Duggan received a bachelor's degree in 1980 and a Juris Doctor degree in 1983, both from the University of Michigan. He received national attention following his election in 2013, in part for being the first white mayor of the majority-black city since Roman Gribbs in the early 1970s, when Detroit's population still had a white majority.[2][3] Duggan was reelected by landslide margins in 2017 and 2021. In 2020, he enjoyed an approval rating of over 68%, the highest approval rating of any mayor of Detroit.[4]

Duggan announced in November 2024 that he would not seek a fourth term as mayor.[5] The following month, Duggan announced his candidacy as an independent in the 2026 Michigan gubernatorial election.[6]

  1. ^ Q&A With Detroit Mayoral Candidate Mike Duggan
  2. ^ "Poll: Mike Duggan Leads Race For Detroit Mayor". The Huffington Post. March 5, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  3. ^ Smith, Jay Scott (March 5, 2013). "Mike Duggan: A White Candidate For (Gasp!) Detroit". Newsweek. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Dovere, Edward-Isaac. "How Detroit's Mayor Became Unbeatable". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  5. ^ Afana, Dana. "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan won't run for 4th term, keeps plans for future secret". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Afana, Dana. "Mayor Mike Duggan to leave Detroit after term, run for Michigan governor in 2026 election". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

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