Everything you need to know about how to vote in the August 2026 primary election in Detroit, Michigan.
Laurén Abdel-Razzaq
Laurén Abdel-Razzaq is executive editor for BridgeDetroit. Prior to joining the nonprofit newsroom, Laurén spent two years with Crain’s Detroit Business where she was an assistant managing editor working with reporters who cover the city of Detroit, nonprofits, real estate and health care. Before that she was digital director for The Detroit News and held several reporting jobs in that newsroom during a decade-long stint.
Lauren was born in Detroit and grew up in Sterling Heights. She’s a two-time graduate of Wayne State University where she was a member of the Journalism Institute for Media Diversity. She currently sits on the board of the Michigan chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association
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