Donations to Detroit City Council Members Reveal Labor, Corporate Backers

Donations to Detroit City Council Members Reveal Labor, Corporate Backers

Donations to Detroit City Council Members Reveal Labor, Corporate Backers

See who’s funding Detroit City Council candidates - BridgeDetroit

It’s a lot cheaper to chase a City Council seat than to run for mayor. Eighteen Detroiters on the Aug. 5 primary ballot collectively raised nearly $504,500 and spent $371,838, while mayoral candidates collectively spent nearly $2 million. A BridgeDetroit review of campaign disclosures shows some council races were funded by a handful of donors. Others were fueled by personal loans, political committees, business groups and people beyond the dist…