Henrietta Ivey

Proposed on Aug. 27 ending phone and online public comment at police board meetings, allowing only in-person comment. She withdrew the proposal on Sept. 3 after public pushback.

September 3, 2026

Source: bridgedetroit.com

Voted yes on holding a new public hearing before the police board approves the police drone plan. The motion failed 3-5.

July 23, 2026

Source: detroitmi.gov

Voted yes on delaying the police board's approval of a police drone plan until the public got notice of the vote. The motion passed 5-3.

June 25, 2026

Source: detroitmi.gov

Voted no on subpoenaing officials' messages about the board's investigators losing access to a criminal records database. The motion failed 2-7.

June 18, 2026

Source: detroitmi.gov

Voted no on telling city lawyers to send a cease-and-desist letter to Detroit police, state police, and the FBI. The letter was about the board's investigators losing access to a criminal records database. The motion failed 3-7.

June 11, 2026

Source: detroitmi.gov

Voted no on having the police board apologize to a resident who was forcibly removed from a board meeting. The motion failed 3-6.

April 23, 2026

Source: detroitmi.gov

Voted no on the police chief's request to put a sergeant on unpaid leave, which failed 4-6. She then moved to put a different sergeant on unpaid leave for 30 days, which passed 10-0.

February 19, 2026

Source: detroitmi.gov

Voted yes on creating a police board committee to review police union contracts. The motion failed 4-5.

January 22, 2026

Source: detroitmi.gov

Won the write-in election for Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, District 1. She got 218 votes, ahead of five other write-in candidates.

November 4, 2025

Source: bridgedetroit.com

Spoke at the Democratic National Convention as a Detroit home care worker. She called for a $15 minimum wage and a union for home care workers.

July 28, 2016

Source: michiganpublic.org