Hussein Berry
Democratic · MI
Hussein Berry is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 3, challenging incumbent Alabas Farhat. A longtime Dearborn real estate agent, he served three terms on the Dearborn Board of Education before resigning in 2025.
Where Hussein Berry stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Filed suit in Wayne County Circuit Court on June 26, 2017 against the Dearborn school district, alleging the Board of Education broke the Open Meetings Act and its own bylaws in appointing trustee Celia Nasser; Judge Daniel Hathaway denied his motion for injunctive relief that same day.
June 26, 2017Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: arabamericannews.com · researched July 23, 2026
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Resigned his Dearborn Board of Education trusteeship at the August 18, 2025 board meeting, before his elected term ran out, creating one of the two vacancies the district filled by appointment that September.
August 18, 2025
Source: firstbell.dearbornschools.org · researched July 23, 2026
Selected president of the Dearborn Board of Education for a second stint at the board's January 9, 2024 reorganization meeting, serving with Mary Petlichkoff as vice president, Irene Watts as secretary and Pat D'Ambrosio as treasurer.
January 9, 2024
Source: arabamericannews.com · researched July 23, 2026
Spoke at the November 14, 2022 Dearborn Board of Education meeting at which the district permanently pulled two challenged titles from school libraries, telling the audience the board respected parental rights and cautioning against people judging books at the expense of others.
November 14, 2022
Source: bridgemi.com · researched July 23, 2026
Elected president of the Dearborn Board of Education by fellow trustees at the board's January 13, 2020 reorganization meeting, taking the gavel alongside Vice President Jim Thorpe, Secretary Mary Lane and Treasurer Roxanne McDonald.
January 13, 2020
Source: arabamericannews.com · researched July 23, 2026
Lost his Open Meetings Act suit against the district on March 5, 2018, when Third Circuit Judge Daniel Hathaway dismissed it and ruled that his abstention counted as a vote with the majority under the board's bylaws and Michigan law.
March 5, 2018
Source: arabamericannews.com · researched July 23, 2026
Served as president of the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education, which also governs Henry Ford College, after fellow trustees selected him for the post in January 2014.
January 24, 2014
Source: accesscommunity.org · researched July 23, 2026
Past race Hussein Berry ran in:
- State Representative District 3 · August 4, 2026 · State House District 3; Michigan
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.