Lansing City Council 2nd Ward

DEYANIRA NEVAREZ

MARTINEZ

Deyanira Nevarez Martinez, 39, is an assistant professor of urban and regional planning at MSU, where she researches housing and homelessness governance. She has a doctorate in urban and environmental planning and policy from the University of California, Irvine. She is a member of Lansing’s school board. She has been endorsed by Mayor Andy Schor, current Council members Trini Pehlivanoglu, Peter Spadafore and Brian T. Jackson, and the Lansing Regional Chamber-PAC.

 

ERIK ALMQUIST

Erik Almquist, 58, works from home as a tech support specialist for Apple. He is a former Fennville City Council member, leaving his role in 2021 to move to Lansing. He ran as a Democrat in the 80th state House of Representatives district in 2020 and lost. He is running in the 2nd Ward to replace Jeremy Garza, whom he said he admires.