Sherry Gay-Dagnogo

Sherry J. Gay-Dagnogo (born January 30, 1967) is a current Detroit School Board Member elected citywide and a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives who represented the 8th District. The 8th House District includes portions of Northwest Detroit, including the Bethune, Brightmoor, Castle Rouge, College Park, and Grandmont-Rosedale communities. In January 2020, Gay-Dagnogo announced that she was forming a political committee to explore the possibility of running for Mayor of Detroit in 2021.

Personal life Gay-Dagnogo is former Vice President, of the North Rosedale Park Civic Association.

In 2019, a house owned by Gay-Dagnogo was professionally demolished without her permission and without planning permission. The circumstances surrounding the demolition were initially unclear. Gay-Dagnogo had previously sought quotes from local contractors concerning a potential demolition, but decided to renovate it instead. In October, construction debris from the house were discovered in a landfill in Wayne County, twenty-one miles away from the location of the house. A few days later, the owner of a local trucking company self-identified as the responsible party.

Political career As of 2018, Gay-Dagnogo has not sponsored a bill that has been signed into law.

Incumbent State Rep. David Nathan defeated Gay-Dagnogo in the 2012 House District 8 Primary Election for the Michigan House of Representatives. Gay-Dagnogo was re-elected in 2014 and 2016.

In 2018, Gay-Dagnogo ran for the House of Representatives after John Conyers Jr. resigned in December 2017 amid allegations of sexual harassment. She later withdrew.

Electoral history