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Mike Duggan was elected as Mayor of Detroit on November 5, 2013 and took office on January 1, 2014. As Mayor, he governs the city of his birth and where he spent the previous 32 years of his career collaborating with others to solve some of the citys most vexing issues.
While Mayor Duggan was elected largely on his track record of leading successful large-scale financial and operational turnarounds, Detroiters responded strongly to his deep love for the city, which can be seen in his work over the years. During his career he has taken on challenges and untangled problems that directly impact the quality of life of...
During his first year in office, the city has made significant progress in each of these areas, although he is the first to admit that much work remains. Thanks to new partnerships with Detroit City Council, as well as in Lansing and Washington, D.C., the city now is removing blight at a record pace, has installed more than 35,000 new LED streetlig...
To achieve these initial successes, Mayor Duggan has done as he always has: First listen to workers and residents, who best understand the problems and partner with unions, employees, community organizations, business leaders and others to develop sustainable solutions. At the center of these solutions is a culture of accountability that begins wit...
As city finances stabilize and services continue to improve, the Mayor is now focusing his energies on economic growth in the city and creating pathways to opportunity for Detroit residents. His ultimate goal is to reverse the 60-year population decline that began around the time he was born.
As a young boy, Mayor Duggan lived on Stansbury near Fenkell and Schaefer on the citys west side and attended Catholic Central High School when it was still in the city on W. Outer Drive. While most of his friends were leaving Michigan to attend college in places like New York and Chicago, Duggan was committed to staying in the Detroit area, and at...
Mayor Duggan is humbled to have the opportunity to help restore the city of his childhood to new greatness. Duggans first job out of college was at a law firm in downtown Detroit, to which he rode the bus to work every day until he could afford his first car. He later was hired to work in the Wayne County law department and before long was tapped t...
It was in his role as Deputy CEO that Duggans management skills and commitment to his hometown began to display themselves.
During this time he also stepped in to run the SMART bus system, which was facing the threat of shutting down. In three years, he turned around the organizations finances and partnered with unions to improve reliability, expand service in Detroit and increase ridership.
As Wayne County Prosecutor from 2001-2003, Duggan led efforts to reduce gun crime and to address the problem of vacant homes across Detroit by seizing 1,000 abandoned homes and selling them to new owners who fixed them up and got them reoccupied.
Before running for Mayor, Duggan again partnered with workers and unions to lead the Detroit Medical Center out of near bankruptcy and back to profitability in his first year (2004). Today, the DMC is undergoing $850 million in new construction as part of a deal Duggan negotiated as CEO.
Duggan says that as Mayor, he will continue to be accessible and will host frequent community conversation to help him keep in touch with Detroit residents, their needs and their evaluation of the citys progress.
Duggan and his wife, Lori, are the proud parents of four adult children, Mary, Eddie, Carolyn and Patrick.
Through Duggan’s workforce development program, Detroit At Work, and President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act, Detroiters now have access to $100 million in job readiness programs to help make them eligible for the abundant job opportunities in the city.
In his tenth year as mayor of Detroit, Mike Duggan took the main stage at the 2024 Detroit Policy Conference for an interview with Shaina Humphries, Evening Anchor at CBS News Detroit. During the interview, Duggan spoke about various topics, ranging from reducing crime rates, connecting the neighborhoods to the riverfront, and renewable energy ...
Jun 2, 2024 · Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan arrived on Mackinac Island with his pockets full of recent successes: A record-setting crowd in downtown Detroit for the NFL Draft, a Census report showing Detroit...
Aug 19, 2024 · CHICAGO, August 19, 2024 ~ Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is set to discuss critical issues such as affordable housing, job creation, urban renewal, and more as part of a U.S. Conference of Mayors gathering Monday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Jul 16, 2023 · Detroit — When Detroit declared bankruptcy 10 years ago this week, Mike Duggan was a write-in candidate for mayor in an upcoming August primary and the city was being run by a state-appointed...
