底特律州代表多纳万·麦金尼在美国第13选区民主党初选中击败了现任众议员施里·塔内达尔[1]。塔内达尔当时正寻求第三个连续任期[1]。麦金尼的这一胜利几乎确保了底特律这个黑人为主的城市将在2022年以来首次拥有黑人国会代表[1]。
底特律长期以来是美国黑人政治代表的重要中心[1]。1955年，查尔斯·迪格斯二世首次在该选区当选[1]；1965年当选的约翰·康耶斯更是任职超过50年[1]。自2022年以来，该市在联邦众议院中失去了黑人代表的声音[1]。塔内达尔曾是化学测试实验室的创始人，在2022年初选中胜出前以2000万美元出售了该企业[1]。
麦金尼获得了美国参议员伯尼·桑德斯的支持[1]。他将在11月的大选中面对共和党候选人塔拉斯·尼科里亚克[1]。
Donavan McKinney defeated incumbent Representative Shri Thanedar in the Democratic primary for Michigan's 13th Congressional District, a victory that virtually ensures Detroit will have a Black member of Congress for the first time since 2022.[1] Thanedar, who was seeking his third consecutive term, was unable to retain his seat against McKinney's challenge.[1] McKinney will now face Republican candidate Taras Nykoriak in the November general election.[1]
The outcome carries significant meaning for a city with a predominantly Black population that had long held such representation. Detroit had not sent a Black congressman to Washington since 2022, breaking a historical continuity that included Charles Diggs Jr., who was first elected in 1955, and John Conyers, who was elected in 1965 and served for more than 50 years.[1] McKinney has secured backing from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders.[1] Thanedar, a former founder of a chemical testing laboratory whom he sold for $20 million, had won the 2022 primary to claim his current seat.[1]