Board Member Detroit Public Schools Community District
Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 62 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 638,530 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 638,530) ÷ ln(50,000) = 62.75, measured against a statewide vote in MI (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Aliya Moore reports 13 years of advocacy for Detroit children, including participation on a DPSCD advisory committee and regular attendance at district meetings.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Bessie L. Harris currently serves on the Detroit Public Schools Community District board and reports 32 years as a special education teacher, resource teacher, assistant principal, and principal.
Nonpartisan · declared
Bobby Christian appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
Calesther Smith-Arnold appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
C. Allan Hubbard reports work as a DPSCD mathematics academic interventionist and as managing director of WhyteRock, with experience in K-12 and higher education.
Nonpartisan · declared
Cidney Calloway reports working as an office manager at KPMG and previously as a DPSCD clerical employee at Legacy Academy.
Nonpartisan · declared
Clement O. Lett appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
DaNetta L. Simpson appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
Daniel Ferguson III appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
Darious Morris appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
David Harris reports more than 10 years of work as a math teacher, interventionist, tutor, and instructional coach in public, private, and charter schools.
Nonpartisan · declared
Duane Larry Grigsby, Jr. reports work as a business owner and property manager and literacy work through a nonprofit.
Nonpartisan · declared
Elizabeth A. Williams appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
Georgia Mae Lemmons reports more than 30 years as a Detroit Public Schools teacher and a master's degree in elementary education.
Nonpartisan · declared
Henrietta Ivey appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
Ijazz Jackson reports work as a home health aide and community involvement centered on listening to families and identifying barriers affecting students.
Nonpartisan · declared
Jameel Montgomery Smith reports leading psychotherapy services at Henry Ford Health, prior work as a teacher and school psychologist, and service as chair of the Detroit Board of Ethics.
Nonpartisan · declared
Katrina Brown appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
LaMar D. Lemmons appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
Liana Mulholland reports employment with Gift of Life Michigan and lists BAMN as her public website.
Nonpartisan · declared
Michelle Broughton appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
Natalie Bien-Aime appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
Nicole Conaway reports 25 years as a classroom teacher and current employment with Hamtramck Public Schools.
Nonpartisan · declared
Phil Lloyd II appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
Shinese Johnson reports leading youth substance-use prevention services and more than 23 years of work as an educator, administrator, curriculum leader, and consultant.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Steve Bland, Jr. currently serves on the Detroit Public Schools Community District board and reports work as a pastor, adjunct professor, tutor, and community education advocate.
Nonpartisan · declared
Tabrian C. Joe reports working for the U.S. Postal Service and prior education work as a paraprofessional, reading interventionist, and substitute teacher.
Nonpartisan · declared
Tawanna Simpson appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
Terry E. Whitfield reports nearly 20 years of after-school and out-of-school work in Detroit and work as a nonprofit consultant.
Nonpartisan · declared
Theodore Jones reports work as a Global Detroit senior director and prior experience as a teacher, school social worker, DPSCD administrator, and Michigan House legislative director.
Nonpartisan · declared
Theresa Williams appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Nonpartisan · declared
Tyshea Pope reports work as a counselor at Chandler Park Academy and prior experience as a paraprofessional and mental-health provider.
Nonpartisan · declared
Vilma Escamilla Duran appears on Wayne County's November 3, 2026 candidate list for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.
Sources: detroitk12.org · detroitmi.gov · michigan.gov