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Madison Heights City Councilmember Quinn Wright, photographed with his family, is one of two candidates on the ballot Nov. 4 for mayor of Madison Heights. Photo provided by Quinn Wright
Corey Haines, the former police chief and deputy city manager of Madison Heights, shares a moment with his family. He is currently the police chief of Eastpointe and is running for mayor of Madison Heights. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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MADISON HEIGHTS — With the recent announcement by Madison Heights Mayor Roslyn Grafstein that she will not be seeking another term on the City Council this fall, there are now challengers vying to take her place. In one corner is Quinn Wright, a current member of the City Council who serves on the Human Relations and Equity Commission. Wright has the endorsement of the Michigan Fraternal Order of Police. In the other corner is Corey Haines, who previously served as both the police chief of Madison Heights and as its deputy city manager, and who currently serves as police chief for the city of Eastpointe. Haines is endorsed by both Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard and Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham. The position of mayor in Madison Heights is sometimes described as “first among equals” on the City Council, in some cases serving as the tiebreaking vote of the seven-member group. The mayor is also responsible for certain board appointments but leaves administrative duties to a hired city manager and staff. Wright first joined the Madison Heights City Council in 2021. He is a financial planner in private practice. “The reason I’m running for mayor is because I think it’s time to have the council work more cohesively, and the
MADISON HEIGHTS — The mayor and mayor pro tem of Madison Heights have both decided to call it quits this November. Mayor Roslyn Grafstein and Mayor Pro Tem Mark Bliss announced that their current term will be their last. Between the two of them, they represent significant council experience: Bliss joined in 2013 while Grafstein joined in 2017 and became mayor in 2020. The shakeup represents a loss of institutional knowledge, as they were
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THIRD MEMBER DELIBERATING WHETHER TO RUN AS WRITEIN BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com
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