Shri Thanedar files to run for congressional seat held by Rashida Tlaib

First-term state Rep. Shri Thanedar made it official: He’s running for the congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib.

The Democrat filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday to run for the 13th District seat, which covers large chunks of Detroit and Dearborn Heights, as well as all of Ecorse, Garden City, Highland Park, Inkster, Melvindale, Redford Township, River Rouge, Romulus, Wayne, and Westland.

The seat has been held by Democrats since 1949.

“My focus is on bringing federal dollars to Detroit to address infrastructure problems, economic inequalities, and to improve quality of life for the residents,” Thanedar tells Metro Times. “I will also seek federal assistance in the form of reparations to address decades of systemic racism in urban America.”

Whether Thanedar will face off with Tlaib in the 2022 primary election is not yet known. Congressional districts are being redrawn, and Michigan is losing a U.S. House seat because of the state’s sluggish population growth.

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