John Conyers
Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon gets the endorsement of a longtime political fixture: Rep. John Conyers Jr.
Conyers delivered Thursday's announcement with a sting, saying he backs Napoleon as “one of our own," according to The Detroit News.
Reporters Steve Pardo and Darren Nichols write:
The longtime Detroit Democratic congressman’s comment was an implicit dig at mayoral candidate Mike Duggan, the former Detroit Medical Center CEO and longtime Livonia resident who moved in early 2012 to a home in the Palmer Woods neighborhood of Detroit.
“What we’re doing now is letting everybody know the main popular support is behind Benny Napoleon for the mayor of the city of Detroit — not because he’s wealthy or politically powerful, but because he’s one of us,” said Conyers, the second-longest-serving congressman behind Rep. John Dingell, D-Dearborn.
A Napoleon press release states:
Like Napoleon, Conyers strongly believes that Detroit citizens’ right to democracy has been challenged and he is concerned about continued disinvestment in urban centers across America, especially in his hometown of Detroit. Conyers specifically endorses Napoleon’s bold and comprehensive plan to economically revitalize Detroit’s neighborhoods.
