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Jenell C. Mansfield

Democratic · Michigan · 2026

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Wayne County Commissioner, 5th District (Partial Term)Michigan · 2026Wayne County sample ballot
Top priorities
  • Equitable taxation, so residents are never overtaxed again after Detroit's history of overassessment and foreclosures
  • A connected, reliable regional transit system with expanded routes linking District 5 to surrounding communities
  • Workforce development, mentorship and safe spaces for young people alongside access to senior services

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Political and legislative coordinator for AFT Michigan and a former classroom teacher and school social worker who was founding director of academics at the SAY Detroit Play Center, per her campaign site. She has described her platform as rooted in what she saw in social work and teaching, focused on housing, poverty, education and water shutoffs, per Detroit is Different.

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