(Detroit Free Press) Hamtramck City Council will remain the only all-Muslim council in the U.S. after a community arts worker, Lynn Blasey, came in fourth place in a six-person race for three council seats. Mayor Pro Tem Mohammed Hassan, one of three incumbent city councilmen running for reelection, was the top vote-getter among the six candidates, according to results from the city clerk.
Hamtramck voters also narrowly rejected a ballot proposal the council supported that would have raised the annual salaries of city council members by 200% and the mayor’s salary by 100%.
Hassan drew national scrutiny earlier this year when he introduced a council resolution in June that passed unanimously that banned the display of LGBTQ+ flags on city property. Since it passed, Hamtramck has seen a wave of attacks against LGBTQ+ flags, symbols and people, according to residents and activists.
