LaMar D. Lemmons
MI
LaMar D. Lemmons appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Where LaMar D. Lemmons stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Mixed record
Public Education Quality (7 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Joined two other DPSCD board members in calling a special meeting to examine tax capture connected to the Little Caesars Arena development.
June 20, 2017Supports Government Efficiency
Source: law.justia.com
Led a board effort to cancel the Education Achievement Authority contract, return laid-off teachers, and end a parent-network contract after repeal of the emergency-manager law.
November 13, 2012Supports Government Efficiency
Source: michiganchronicle.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
As board president, supported rejecting $385 million in state-proposed loans because of their interest rates and the planned division of the district.
June 27, 2016Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: michiganpublic.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Opposed reopening Detroit schools for in-person instruction before regional containment of COVID-19.
October 31, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: outliermedia.org
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 7 support · 2 oppose
Called a lawsuit seeking equitable state funding and elimination of Detroit school debt necessary and long overdue.
May 5, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: chalkbeat.org
Opposed reopening Detroit schools for in-person instruction before regional containment of COVID-19.
October 31, 2020Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: outliermedia.org
Pressed DPSCD to investigate damage caused during state control, prompting the district to commission a 172-page review of academic and financial management.
November 14, 2019Supports Public Education Quality
Source: chalkbeat.org
Opposed renewing district authorization for three charter schools that had been spun off during state control.
May 21, 2018Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: chalkbeat.org
As board president, supported rejecting $385 million in state-proposed loans because of their interest rates and the planned division of the district.
June 27, 2016Supports Public Education Quality
Source: michiganpublic.org
Joined Detroit school-board defendants in asking a court to invalidate an emergency manager's board appointment and recognize the elected board's appointment authority.
October 8, 2013Supports Public Education Quality
Source: courts.michigan.gov
Led a board effort to cancel the Education Achievement Authority contract, return laid-off teachers, and end a parent-network contract after repeal of the emergency-manager law.
November 13, 2012Supports Public Education Quality
Source: michiganchronicle.com
As board president, announced action to terminate the Education Achievement Authority agreement and seek the return of 15 schools to Detroit Public Schools.
August 9, 2012Supports Public Education Quality
Source: voiceofdetroit.net
As board president, introduced a disclaimer preserving the elected Detroit Board of Education's positions while its authority was held in abeyance by an emergency manager; he voted for the adopted resolution.
February 9, 2012Supports Public Education Quality
Source: scribd.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Filed a federal lawsuit as a plaintiff challenging emergency-manager laws as an infringement on local voting rights.
December 1, 2017Supports Civil Rights
Source: clearinghouse-umich-production.s3.amazonaws.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Received an endorsement from Citizens for Detroit's Future in the 2020 school-board race.
October 31, 2020
Source: outliermedia.org
Won a seat on the newly created Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
November 8, 2016
Source: fox2detroit.com
Won election to the Detroit Board of Education with 41,473 votes.
November 3, 2009
Source: detroitmi.gov
Began a new Michigan House term representing District 3.
January 12, 2005
Source: mdoe.state.mi.us
Began service in the Michigan House of Representatives for District 2.
January 13, 1999
Source: mdoe.state.mi.us
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 6 records
Pressed DPSCD to investigate damage caused during state control, prompting the district to commission a 172-page review of academic and financial management.
November 14, 2019
Source: chalkbeat.org
Filed a federal lawsuit as a plaintiff challenging emergency-manager laws as an infringement on local voting rights.
December 1, 2017
Source: clearinghouse-umich-production.s3.amazonaws.com
Joined two other DPSCD board members in calling a special meeting to examine tax capture connected to the Little Caesars Arena development.
June 20, 2017
Source: law.justia.com
Announced that the board intended to ask the Securities and Exchange Commission to review what he described as abusive school-district borrowing practices.
June 27, 2016
Source: michiganpublic.org
Joined Detroit school-board defendants in asking a court to invalidate an emergency manager's board appointment and recognize the elected board's appointment authority.
October 8, 2013
Source: courts.michigan.gov
As board president, introduced a disclaimer preserving the elected Detroit Board of Education's positions while its authority was held in abeyance by an emergency manager; he voted for the adopted resolution.
February 9, 2012
Source: scribd.com
Past race LaMar D. Lemmons ran in:
- Board Member Detroit Public Schools Community District · November 3, 2026 · Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan