Detroit voters will narrow down the mayoral candidates in an August primary. The top two vote-getters in the primary will the run head-to-head in an election that concludes in November.

Local politics matter — especially this year, in Detroit. That’s because Mayor Mike Duggan has chosen not to seek a fourth term and instead stand for election for governor of Michigan in 2026.

A Detroit-based attorney who has represented numerous cases involving criminal, civil and municipal law, has formed a candidate committee for mayor ... in the 2021 city election.