Rachel LaPointe
Dearborn Heights City Council
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About the Office
The City Legislature is the municipality's governing body, responsible for voting on ordinances and policies, and often is in charge of hiring a city manager.
Term Length
4 years
Election Date
Nov 4, 2025
About Me
Party
nonpartisan
Occupation
Homemaker
Fun Fact
I love theater and I was a theater major in college! Wicked is top of my list right now, but Les Miserables, Into the Woods and Hamilton are some of my other favorites.
Past Experience
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My Top Issues
Offering alternative methods for public input and participation
With such a diverse community, we need residents to be able to communicate with the city no matter what language they speak or what disabilities they may have. The city has to also provide information in a variety of modes.
Strengthening ethics regulations and policies
The last four years have shown us that we not only need a whole new charter, we need an ethics ordinance. Every action taken by the city should be free of fear that corruption was involved.
Participatory budgeting
Our budget process is a mess. We need to clean it up, make it clear what we're actually planning on doing in the new year, and most importantly we need to include our residents.
Who I'm Running Against
Nancy Bryer (Other)
Nancy is a great person, but she's getting older and deserves to rest and watch us take Dearborn Heights to the next level. Her wisdom can still be shared with the city, but we need council members who will actually read their emails.
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