Inkster mayor challenges Rep. Rashida Tlaib in Democratic primary
Byron Nolen says the incumbent has lost her focus on issues affecting the 12th Congressional District. He explains what he’d do differently.
Inkster Mayor Byron Nolen visits the WDET studios.
Democratic voters in Michigan’s 12th Congressional District have a choice in the 2026 primary election: re-elect incumbent Rashida Tlaib or pick someone new.
Tlaib is seeking her fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She’ll have to defeat two challengers whose names appear on the August ballot. One is former state lawmaker Shanelle Jackson of Detroit. The other is Inkster Mayor Byron Nolen.
WDET’s Pat Batcheller asked the candidates why they’re running. Nolen says he says he wants to change the tone of American politics.
“Everybody’s standing in their corner and looking at each other, saying ‘I hate you, I don’t want to talk to you,’ and they’re not getting things done,” the mayor says. “I pride myself on getting things done.”
Nolen was born and raised in Inkster. He became a lawyer and…