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), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (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
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 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 Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: wxyz.com
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
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
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
Past race Oliver Gantt ran in:
- State Representative District 7 · August 4, 2026 · State House District 7; Michigan