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Candidate who wanted city as white 'as possible' withdraws from council race in Michigan
Source: Port Huron Times Herald
Candidate who wanted city as white 'as possible' withdraws from council race in Michigan
Jackie Smith, Port Huron Times Herald Published 4:18 p.m. ET Aug. 26, 2019 | Updated 6:48 p.m. ET Aug. 26, 2019
PORT HURON, Mich. — A Michigan city council candidate whose racist comments have garnered nationwide attention since late last week has formally withdrawn from the race.
Marysville Mayor Dan Damman said Jean Cramer submitted a letter withdrawing Monday — three days after he called for her to do so. City Manager Randy Fernandez said Cramer had first come into city hall to verbally withdraw but was asked to put it in writing.
Cramer, 67, couldn’t be immediately reached for comment Monday afternoon. Her formal one-sentence letter to the city did not include any reasoning behind her withdrawal.
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During a city election forum last Thursday, Cramer had been the first to respond to a question about attracting foreign-born residents to the community when she responded: “Keep Marysville a white community as much as possible.”
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Jackie Smith, Port Huron Times Herald Published 4:18 p.m. ET Aug. 26, 2019 | Updated 6:48 p.m. ET Aug. 26, 2019
PORT HURON, Mich. — A Michigan city council candidate whose racist comments have garnered nationwide attention since late last week has formally withdrawn from the race.
Marysville Mayor Dan Damman said Jean Cramer submitted a letter withdrawing Monday — three days after he called for her to do so. City Manager Randy Fernandez said Cramer had first come into city hall to verbally withdraw but was asked to put it in writing.
Cramer, 67, couldn’t be immediately reached for comment Monday afternoon. Her formal one-sentence letter to the city did not include any reasoning behind her withdrawal.
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During a city election forum last Thursday, Cramer had been the first to respond to a question about attracting foreign-born residents to the community when she responded: “Keep Marysville a white community as much as possible.”
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Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/26/marysville-council-candidate-jean-cramer-withdraws-after-racist-words/2123917001/
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