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Alanna Maguire is from Plymouth, Michigan. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan. She holds a master’s degree in public policy from Michigan State University. She lives with her wife, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, and their twin sons, Alex and Zach. Alanna is a co-founder and trustee of the Plymouth Democratic Club.

Alanna is a finance and business support supervisor. She works at an international renewable engineering and environmental sustainability consulting firm. She previously owned a small business providing political, non-profit, and academic consulting, working on campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels. She also works as a research assistant at Michigan State University in the Global Urban Studies Program.

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Alanna is currently a Plymouth city commissioner. She was first elected in 2021.

Supports streamlining the permitting process, improving infrastructure, offering tax incentives, and networking with businesses to promote economic growth.

- Supports streamlining the permitting process, improving infrastructure, offering tax incentives, and networking with businesses to promote economic growth.

Economy

Supports infrastructure improvements, diversity and inclusion, government transparency, sustainable growth, and greenspace development.

Supports government transparency, sustainable growth, and greenspace development.

- Supports government transparency, sustainable growth, and greenspace development.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports training police departments and prosecutors' offices on best practices for approaching cases with LGBTQ victims and witnesses.

- Supports training police departments and prosecutors' offices on best practices for approaching cases with LGBTQ victims and witnesses.

Public Safety

As of August 12, 2025, Alanna Maguire did not have a website or any information online.

Healthcare

Supports diversity and inclusion programs.

- Supports diversity and inclusion programs.

Public Services

Supports having mixed-use recycling containers available around the downtown area to reduce the amount of recyclable materials thrown away in trash cans.

Said, "I would like to see Plymouth focus more on environmental sustainability, and this will be a priority for me."

- Supports having mixed-use recycling containers available around the downtown area to reduce the amount of recyclable materials thrown away in trash cans.
- Said, "I would like to see Plymouth focus more on environmental sustainability, and this will be a priority for me."

Energy & the Environment

Supports having charging stations for electric vehicles, and more bike paths around the city to reduce car traffic. 

Supports regional transit options for the metro area.

- Supports having charging stations for electric vehicles, and more bike paths around the city to reduce car traffic. 
- Supports regional transit options for the metro area.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Alanna Maguire

- City commissioners in Michigan help make city-level laws, approve budgets, and oversee city services to serve the community’s needs. 
- Commissioners attend regular meetings, listen to public concerns, and vote on city issues like zoning, public safety, and spending. They also appoint and direct officials, like the city manager.
- City commissioners may be elected in partisan elections or nonpartisan elections, depending on the city. They may represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Terms for city council members often last two or four years, depending on the city.