Co-host John Corvino, left, with mayoral candiate Mike Duggan, co-host Mike Einheuser and Mike Higgins who opened his penthouse condo for the fundraiser. Photo by Jan Stevenson.
DETROIT - Over 100 LGBT people and allies attended a high ticket fundraiser to support Mike Duggan's mayoral campaign Oct. 16. The event was at the spectacular penthouse apartment of the Broderick Tower, with an amazing view of Comerica Park as the fourth game of the ALCS series kicked off. Hot dogs and Cracker Jack were served, in keeping with the baseball theme.
"Mike Duggan is going to be a great Mayor. Let's all look forward to being part of an inclusive and progressive turnaround of our beloved city," said attorney Mike Einheuser, one of the co-hosts along with Wayne State Univ. Prof. John Corvino.
"My administration will reach out to everybody. It doesn't matter if you are black, brown, Christian, Muslim, straight or gay. I want the City of Detroit to be welcoming to anybody who wants to come live and work here," said Duggan. He was there with his wife, Lori, and two of their three children, as well as Patty and Lois, Duggan's lesbian couple in-laws.
"Duggan clearly has the turnaround experience and the intellectual and political chops one needs to be an effective mayor for the city," said Corvino. "He also has an inclusive vision, one that will move us beyond black/white, city/suburb, gay/straight and other divisions that have held us back for a long time."
