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Angelique Peterson-Mayberry

Democratic · MI · Wayne County Commissioner, District 5

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Angelique Peterson-Mayberry has served as Wayne County commissioner for District 5 since her July 2025 appointment. She previously served on the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education, including as board president, and held labor and diversity leadership roles with the UAW and Ford Motor Company.

Track record

Environment and Public Health

· 2 records
  • As school-board president, joined the board's adopted resolution urging legislation to protect students from marijuana edibles and vaping products in schools.

    June 11, 2024For

    Source: go.boarddocs.com · researched July 25, 2026

  • As Detroit school board president, Angelique Peterson-Mayberry joined a community pressure campaign against retailers accused of selling tobacco and marijuana products to minors.

    March 28, 2024Against

    Source: clickondetroit.com · researched July 13, 2026

Government Spending Reduction

· 2 records
  • As a Wayne County commissioner, Angelique Peterson-Mayberry voted against a $329,000 contract with Korn Ferry to identify and screen candidates for up to six county management and budget director positions.

    November 20, 2025For

    Source: waynecountymi.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Angelique Peterson-Mayberry voted for Detroit Public Schools Community District's $1.138 billion 2023-24 budget, which reduced spending by about $300 million and eliminated more than 300 positions amid declining enrollment and expiring federal aid.

    June 13, 2023For

    Source: bridgedetroit.com · researched July 13, 2026

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 2 records
  • As school-board president, joined the board's adopted resolution urging legislation to protect students from marijuana edibles and vaping products in schools.

    June 11, 2024For

    Source: go.boarddocs.com · researched July 25, 2026

  • Signed Detroit Public Schools Community District's anti-bullying pledge alongside students and staff as the district launched weekly lessons on respect and compassion.

    September 27, 2019For

    Source: chalkbeat.org · researched July 25, 2026

Social Programs and Welfare

· 1 record
  • Seconded and voted for reallocating $460,000 in federal community-development funds to expand food distribution for families and seniors.

    April 21, 2026For

    Source: waynecountymi.gov · researched July 25, 2026

Public Infrastructure

· 2 records
  • Seconded and voted for contingent approval of a $3 million grant-services contract to rehabilitate a former Detroit school as a community resource hub.

    April 21, 2026For

    Source: waynecountymi.gov · researched July 25, 2026

  • Angelique Peterson-Mayberry joined a unanimous Detroit school board vote approving a $700 million facilities plan to rebuild five schools, reopen seven, renovate other buildings, and expand prekindergarten space.

    May 10, 2022For

    Source: michiganpublic.org · researched July 13, 2026

General

· 3 records
  • As school-board president, deferred a vote on changes to public-comment rules until the district completed community education about the proposal.

    December 10, 2024

    Source: chalkbeat.org · researched July 25, 2026

  • The Detroit Regional Chamber Political Action Committee endorsed Angelique Peterson-Mayberry for Detroit school board in the 2022 general election.

    October 3, 2022

    Source: detroitchamber.com · researched July 13, 2026

  • Angelique Peterson-Mayberry voted to recognize Pride Month in Detroit Public Schools Community District; the resolution failed because it received three votes instead of the four required.

    June 14, 2022

    Source: chalkbeat.org · researched July 13, 2026

Integrity and Ethics

· 2 records
  • Angelique Peterson-Mayberry publicly called for an investigation into who posted nude images to Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington's Facebook account and said she expected the investigation's findings.

    May 7, 2026

    Source: wxyz.com · researched July 13, 2026

  • The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of Open Meetings Act claims against the Detroit school board arising from its 2017 superintendent search, finding no evidence that its challenged decisions were privately predetermined.

    November 14, 2019

    Source: law.justia.com · researched July 13, 2026

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Profile last researched July 13, 2026.