Richard Mack
Democratic · MI
Richard Mack is a union-side labor and civil rights attorney with 28 years of practice who served on the elected Detroit Charter Commission from 2019 to 2021. His priorities are making the university more affordable and paying faculty and staff fairly.
Where Richard Mack stands, based on their records
Supports
Civil Rights (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Spoke at Wayne State University about protecting retired public employees’ pensions and health benefits. Urged retirees to oppose benefit cuts.
May 19, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: millercohen.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Represented workers in a racial discrimination case against United Electrical Contractors. The company paid $430,000 and legal fees in settlement.
July 18, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: wemu.org
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Lectured for Wayne State University’s Labor Studies Center, the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, and the Metropolitan Detroit AFL-CIO.
October 1, 2026
Source: millercohen.com
Founded Wayne State University Law School’s Journal of Law in Society and served as its editor-in-chief.
October 1, 2026
Source: icle.org
Represented nearly 30 Detroit city unions as chief lawyer during the city’s bankruptcy. Helped negotiate a shared union contract.
October 1, 2026
Source: millercohen.com
Served on the Detroit NAACP’s executive committee while working as an attorney at Miller Cohen.
October 1, 2026
Source: detroitnaacp.org
Received the Michigan Democratic Party endorsement for Wayne State University's Board of Governors.
April 19, 2026
Source: michigandems.com
Received the Michigan AFL-CIO’s endorsement for Wayne State University’s Board of Governors.
April 15, 2026
Source: miaflcio.org
Helped launch Wheels for Work Detroit with his father and a friend. The group raised money for cars for Detroit residents.
September 11, 2023
Source: drmm.org
Helped present Detroit’s proposed charter to the state Financial Review Commission and answered commissioners’ questions about its projected cost.
May 24, 2021
Source: michigan.gov
Co-wrote bylaws for Detroit’s Charter Revision Commission with Commissioner Laura Hughes. The commission approved them by a 6–3 vote.
January 10, 2019
Source: bridgemi.com
Helped a Michigan Democratic Party convention committee adopt a resolution supporting Michigan workers.
April 10, 2018
Source: millercohen.com
Represented AFSCME Council 25 in a labor case against the Third Circuit Court. A judge recommended dismissal after the union withdrew its charges.
November 9, 2011
Source: gsaindexed.apps.lara.state.mi.us
Submitted Detroit charter changes on audits, public meetings, residency rules, and disclosure of political donations. Proposed broader auditor and ombudsperson investigations of departments and contracts. Also proposed council authority to remove mayoral appointees for cause.
December 26, 2010
Source: detcharter.com
Past race Richard Mack ran in:
- Governor of Wayne State University · November 3, 2026 · Michigan