Elizabeth Sharon Kurtz
No Party Affiliation · MI
Elizabeth Sharon Kurtz is a former teacher who has written for and sold Ann Arbor's Groundcover News street paper. She advocates on homelessness and housing instability and has spoken to City Council about people living on the street.
Where Elizabeth Sharon Kurtz stands, based on their records
Supports
Housing Affordability (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Spoke at a City Council public hearing in support of Ann Arbor's 2050 Comprehensive Land Use Plan, describing her own housing struggles in the city.
March 16, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: a2gov.legistar1.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Spoke to Ann Arbor City Council about people living on the street and urged it to create job opportunities for unhoused residents.
August 18, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: a2gov.legistar1.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Launched a public fundraiser to start The Fringe, a magazine of stories written by people without housing.
July 7, 2023
Source: gofundme.com
Spoke at a University of Michigan student event about her path into homelessness after losing her Detroit Public Schools teaching job.
March 29, 2019
Source: web.archive.org
Ran her Groundcover News sales as a small business for about five years, earning enough to rent a hotel room while writing and posting about homelessness.
February 9, 2019
Source: annarborobserver.com
Became a Groundcover News street paper vendor and writer (Vendor #159) after losing her Detroit teaching job in a 2012 layoff and then her home.
April 13, 2015
Source: web.archive.org
Past race Elizabeth Sharon Kurtz ran in:
- City of Ann Arbor Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Ann Arbor city, Michigan