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Tenisha Yancey

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Tenisha Renee Yancey
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 1st district
In office
November 17, 2017 – December 31, 2022
Preceded byBrian Banks
Succeeded byTyrone Carter
Personal details
Born (1976-08-29) August 29, 1976 (age 48)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenJaylen
Residence(s)Detroit, Michigan
Alma materEastern Michigan University (B.AS.), University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D.)
OccupationAttorney

Tenisha Renee Yancey (born August 29, 1976) formerly served as a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, where she represented the 1st House District.

Yancey was elected in the 2017 Special Election called to fill a vacancy created when former representative Brian Banks resigned after being charged with fraud.[1]

Personal life

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Yancey is the niece of former United Auto Workers Vice President, Jimmy Settles.[2]

Yancey worked for the Wayne County Executive's office and the Wayne County Land Bank prior to receiving her Juris Doctor degree in 2012. After passing the Michigan Bar in May 2014,[3] Yancey joined the Wayne County Prosecutor's office; where she worked until her employment ended in April 2017.[4]

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In 1995, when Yancey was a teenager, she was found guilty of retail fraud and plead guilty to stalking. She served two years' probation for the stalking incident. Two years later, in 1997, she was sentenced to one year's probation for not stopping at the scene of a property damage accident.[2]

Political career

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2016 General Election

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Tenisha Yancey was elected to the Harper Woods School Board on November 8, 2016. Yancey had no children attending school in the Harper Woods School District, but cited her experience in the court system as making her qualified to serve on the Board.[5]

2017 Special Primary Election

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After the resignation of Brian Banks due to pending legal issues, Yancey ran in the 2017 special primary election to replace him in Michigan's 1st House District.[6] A friend of Bank's, he volunteered in her campaign.[2] She earned 33 percent of the vote in the primaries against attorney Pamela Sossi.[6][7] In the primary and election, she was supported by then mayor Mike Duggan.[8][9] During the election, her previous convictions were brought up by her opposition.[10]

2017 Special General Election

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In the November 8, 2017, Special Election General, Yancey received 7,266 votes, or 71% of the vote.[11]

2022 Primary Election

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On April 19, 2022, Yancey filed to run for Judge of the 3rd Circuit Court. On April 19, 2022, Yancey also filed to run for Judge of the 36th District Court. On April 22, 2022, Yancey abandoned her candidacy for Judge of the 3rd Circuit Court.[12]

Electoral history

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Michigan House of Representatives 1st District Special Democratic Primary[13](Wayne County (part))
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tenisha Yancey 2,215 33.01
Democratic Pamela Sossi 2,017 30.06
Democratic Sandra Bucciero 956 14.25
Democratic Justin Johnson 615 9.17
Democratic Washington Youson 415 6.18
Democratic Keith Hollowell 150 2.24
Democratic Kirkland Garey 107 1.59
Democratic Burgess Foster 78 1.16
Democratic John Donahue 76 1.13
Democratic Gowana Mancill Jr. 45 0.67
Democratic Ronald Diebel 36 0.54
Michigan House of Representatives 1st District Special Election[14](Wayne County (part))
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tenisha Yancey 7,266 71.3
Republican Mark Corcoran 2,551 25.0
Libertarian Greg Creswell 334 3.3
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Elrick, M.L. (August 1, 2017). "Will a convicted felon replace a convicted felon in Lansing?". Fox 2 Detroit.
  2. ^ a b c Gerstein, Michael (August 17, 2017). "Yancey credits Banks, others in House primary victory". The Detroit News. Lansing.
  3. ^ "State Bar of Michigan Member Directory". State Bar of Michigan.
  4. ^ "Endorsement: Yancey is best choice in special election for Detroit House seat". Detroit Free Press. October 27, 2017.
  5. ^ Losinski, Brendan (October 17, 2016). "Harper Woods school board candidates weigh in prior to election". C and G News. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Gerstein, Michael (August 9, 2017). "1st House District candidate may request recount". The Detroit News.
  7. ^ Ryan, Kathy (August 3, 2017). "BREAKING NEWS: Yancey, Corcoran take top spots in District 1 primary". Grosse Pointe News. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ Lessenberry, Jack (August 23, 2017). "Squished by the Duggan Machine". Detroit Metro Times.
  9. ^ Lessenberry, Jack (August 18, 2017). "Mayor Mike Duggan: A Fearless Political Operative". Dome Magazine. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  10. ^ Gerstein, Michael (August 7, 2017). "Dems fight over criminal records, Detroit in House race". The Detroit News.
  11. ^ Zaniewski, Ann; Gray, Kathleen (November 8, 2017). "Democrats Tenisha Yancey, Sara Cambensy win state House seats". Detroit Free Press.
  12. ^ "Election Information". Wayne County Clerk.
  13. ^ "2017 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. August 17, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  14. ^ "Election Summary Report General Election - November 7th, 2017" (PDF). Wayne County Clerk's Office. November 29, 2017.
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