Kenneth Cockrel Jr.
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Kenneth Vern Cockrel Jr. is an American journalist, nonprofit executive, businessman, and former politician who served as the 73rd mayor of Detroit, from September 2008 to May 2009. A member of the De
Cockrel in 2009
Dave Bing
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David Bing is an American former professional basketball player, businessman and politician who served as the 74th mayor of Detroit from 2009 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Kenneth Cockrel Jr.
…following Kwame Kilpatrick's resignation, with his term in office beginning September 19. On May 5, 2009, former Detroit Pistons player and businessman Dave Bing defeated Cockrel 52% to 48% in a special election for Mayor of Detroit, to complete the rest of the term. On May 11, 2009, Bing was sworn in as the new…
Bing in 2011
Bing playing for the Detroit Pistons, c. 1975
Bing attending the August 2012 groundbreaking ceremony for a new Detroit Manufacturing Systems facility L-R: Ford Motor Company VP Tony Brown, Faurecia CEO Yann Delabrière, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, Rush Trucking CEO Andra Rush, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, and Bing
Bing (right) with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan at the Detroit Economic Club in 2011