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The Michigan Daily
Ward 1 candidate Anne Bannister looks to bring transparency to A2 City Council
Andrew Hiyama
Summer Daily News Editor
Monday, May 29, 2017
On Tuesday, August 8, Ann Arbor residents will vote in the primary election for City Council. In Ward 1, Democrat Anne Bannister is challenging the incumbent, Democrat Jason Frenzel, who lost to Councilmember Sumi Kailasapathy in last year’s election, but was appointed by the council to fill a vacancy left by Councilmember Sabra Briere’s abrupt resignation.
Bannister, a lifelong Democrat, University of Michigan alum and now Certified Financial Planner, said she was encouraged to run by neighbors who felt their voices weren’t being heard by City Council. She joined the Daily for an interview Monday to discuss who she is, why she’s running, and what she sees as the main issues facing Ann Arbor city government.
TMD: Let’s start with the basics. Why do you want to be on City Council?
AB: Well, I’m a 43-year resident of the town, and I moved into the first ward — so I’ve been 27 years with my neighbors down here in the first ward. And I’m a personal finance educator. That’s my background. Running for City Council was not on my radar. I do volunteer, I’m going to Huron High this Wednesday as a guest speaker in the economics class, and my main work is in educating people in the basics of personal finance….
To read the entire interview, click here.
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The Michigan Daily — Start A Conversation, by Anna Polumbo-Levy, Columnist, Wednesday, June 28, 2017
https://www.michigandaily.com/section/columns/anna-polumbo-levy-start-conversation
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The Ann Arbor Independent
Ward 1 Council Candidates Go Head-to-Head: Bannister vs. Frenzel
Dave Alexander
Monday, July 10, 2017
In Ward 1, Anne Bannister and Jason Frenzel are running in the Democratic primary election. The winner may face Jeffrey Hayner, who pulled nominating petitions to run as an Independent in the Nov. 2017 general election. Candidates for City Council must collect the signatures of 100 registered voters in their respective wards and the signatures must be verified by the Ann Arbor City Clerk, Jackie Beaudry. Hayner has not yet turned in his signed petitions to the Ann Arbor City Clerk’s office.
This is Anne Bannister’s first campaign for City Council.
According to her campaign website, Bannister served as a Ward 1 Precinct Delegate, and has helped candidates run for local, state-wide and national office. She was now Democratic State Rep. Yousef Rabhi’s campaign treasurer while he was a County Commissioner. In 2014, she served as Dave DeVarti’s treasurer in his successful campaign for Washtenaw Community College – Board of Trustees. Her political experience also includes eight years as a Board member of the Ann Arbor Democratic Party.
Anne Bannister was instrumental in exposing her Ann Arbor Democratic Party co-chair Michael Henry’s unauthorized withdrawl and misuse of thousands of dollars in club funds….
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