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Oliver Gantt

Democratic · MI

Oliver Gantt is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 7 (Hamtramck, Highland Park, and part of Detroit), challenging incumbent Tonya Myers Phillips in the August 2026 primary.

Where Oliver Gantt stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)

Track record

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support

  • Founded Thousands Strong while serving a 20-year prison sentence and worked with the community to organize conflict-prevention and de-escalation workshops.

    June 9, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: clickondetroit.com · researched July 23, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support

  • Called for accountability and a policy review after video showed a Warren police officer firing a Taser at a moving minibike rider.

    February 23, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: wxyz.com · researched July 23, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support

  • Publicly advocated designated Detroit parks where ATVs and minibikes could be ridden legally and described an effort to acquire unused city land near Chandler Park for one.

    May 30, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: fox2detroit.com · researched July 23, 2026

Track record — Candidate Ethics

Candidate Ethics · 1 record

  • Lost an appeal in which the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed his second-degree-murder and first-degree-home-invasion convictions and concurrent prison sentences.

    November 21, 2000

    Source: law.justia.com · researched July 23, 2026

Track record — General

General · 1 record

  • Served on the legal team for a woman injured during a Warren police pursuit and, as a paralegal, submitted her $60 million negligence complaint in Macomb County Circuit Court.

    November 8, 2024

    Source: candgnews.com · researched July 23, 2026

Past race Oliver Gantt ran in:

Profile last researched July 17, 2026.