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Mayor, City of Ann Arbor

Yousef Rabhi

Candidate for Mayor, City of Ann Arbor

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Washtenaw County Commissioner
Campaign website
voteyousef.com

Washtenaw County Commissioner and former state representative (2017–2023) who served as House Democratic Floor Leader. Won the August 2026 Democratic mayoral primary; no other candidate is printed on the November ballot.

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Documented positions

Housing

  • Proposes expanding city-owned, permanently affordable housing.

    He would expand the Housing Commission and invest in community land trusts and cooperative housing.

    Who's in the Running to Run Ann Arbor?

    Candidate questionnaire · Ann Arbor Observer · annarborobserver.com

    “expand the Housing Commission and invest in publicly owned, permanently affordable housing, including community land trusts and cooperative housing associations”
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Roads & infrastructure

Government & transparency

  • Opposes contracting out city services to private firms.

    He cited the city contracting out commercial garbage collection, tree pruning and compost services.

    Who's in the Running to Run Ann Arbor?

    Candidate questionnaire · Ann Arbor Observer · annarborobserver.com

    “ideologically opposed to the privatization of public services”
    Vote for Yousef Rabhi

    Campaign website · Yousef Rabhi for Ann Arbor · voteyousef.com

    “Any time you privatize a service, you lose control, you lose quality, you lose workers' rights because it's not union”
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  • Pledges city legal action against Trump administration policies.

    Who's in the Running to Run Ann Arbor?

    Candidate questionnaire · Ann Arbor Observer · annarborobserver.com

    “that may require us to go to court and spend public resources to defend those decisions from the Trump administration”
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