Kamal Alsawafy is a lifelong Dearborn resident. He has a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in global supply chain management from Wayne State University and a bachelor of arts in pre-business law and supply chain management from the University of Michigan - Dearborn.

Candidate Profile: Kamal Alsawafy, Dearborn City Council ...

Kamal is a small business development manager at Wayne County, where he has worked to oversee the attraction and expansion of businesses. He previously worked as a logistics engineer at Chrysler Automotive and served as a lieutenant and platoon leader in the National Guard's 837th Engineering Battalion. He also has experience with several start-up companies.

Kamal is currently a member of the Dearborn City Council. He was elected in 2021 and is serving his first term.

Supports reducing bureaucratic obstacles for small businesses in Dearborn.

- Supports reducing bureaucratic obstacles for small businesses in Dearborn.

Economy

Believes high property taxes and population decline are the most important issues facing Dearborn.

- Believes high property taxes and population decline are the most important issues facing Dearborn.

Housing & Urban Development

Promises to prioritize public safety by ensuring front-line workers are well funded, trained, and staffed.

- Promises to prioritize public safety by ensuring front-line workers are well funded, trained, and staffed.

Public Safety

Supports addressing public health issues such as air quality and pollution.

- Supports addressing public health issues such as air quality and pollution.

Healthcare

Plans to improve infrastructure, accessibility, and cleanliness of city parks and green spaces.

Plans to support senior citizens by expanding recreational programming and providing amenities within city-managed senior homes.

- Plans to improve infrastructure, accessibility, and cleanliness of city parks and green spaces.
- Plans to support senior citizens by expanding recreational programming and providing amenities within city-managed senior homes.

Public Services

Supports addressing climate change through carbon neutrality, investing in renewable energy, and updating the climate action plan.

- Supports addressing climate change through carbon neutrality, investing in renewable energy, and updating the climate action plan.

Energy & the Environment

Supports infrastructural improvements, including water retention basins.

- Supports infrastructural improvements, including water retention basins.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Plans to improve infrastructure, accessibility, and cleanliness of parks and green spaces.

- City council members in Michigan help make city-level laws, approve budgets, and oversee city services to serve the community’s needs. 
- Council members 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 council members 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.