Candidate · State House, District 9
Willie Burton
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Michigan House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget. A term is two years, with a limit of 12 years total in the Legislature.
- Occupation
- Public servant; former Detroit Police Commissioner
- Lives in
- Detroit
Background
- Born in Detroit; attended Kettering High School. source: ballotpedia.org
- Elected to the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, District 5, in 2017 and re-elected in 2021. source: ballotpedia.org
- Candidate for Detroit City Council, District 5, in 2025; advanced from the August 2025 primary. source: ballotpedia.org
- Previously ran in the Democratic primaries for State House District 6 (2018) and District 4 (2010). source: ballotpedia.org
- Described as a former field director by the Detroit Regional Chamber guide. source: detroitchamber.com
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