Democrat Jeff Pepper to face Republican Ginger Shearer in May 3 special election for State House District 15
A special general election on May 3 will decide who sits in the State House seat vacated by Dearborn Mayor and former State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud through the end of the year. The race for the 15th House District pits Democrat Jeff Pepper and Republican Ginger Shearer, formerly known as Virginia Polk. After that election, Pepper told The Arab American News that he had received support from local officials in the heavily Democratic-leaning district and beyond. The area that the 15th House District covers is now slated to fall under entirely new district maps, finalized by the bipartisan Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) in late December. Those maps, and Michigan Senate and Michigan Congressional maps, can be viewed at michigan.gov/micrc/mapping-process/final-mapsFarhat is running for the Third State House District, as is Shearer.
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