Suzanne Sareini

Twenty-year Dearborn Councilwoman Suzanne Sareini, who finished as the second top voter getter in the last election and now serves as council pro-tem, will officially announce later this month that she is running for the 15th District seat in the Michigan House of Representatives.

Sareini confirms to DeepsaidWhat.com that after long, careful consideration, she will declare her candidacy on April 27 for the seat of state Rep. Gino Polidori, D-Dearborn, who cannot seek re-election because of term limits.

“I know it won’t be easy, and the decision to seek the seat wasn’t without careful consideration,” Sareini says. “I have been urged by friends and neighbors to run. With my 20 years of legislative experience, I intend to win because I think that in this election experience will count.”

We had written on these pages earlier that Sareini would likely throw her hat into the ring for the 15th District seat back in February, as she was being urged by Republican Party leaders to run for the position. Sareini said she plans to hold a gathering for her supporters at Crave on April 27th from 5 to 7 p.m.

Her decision brings to two the number of sitting Dearborn council members seeking the 15th District seat in the Michigan House of Representatives. Dearborn Councilman George Darany also is running but on the democrat side of the ticket.

“I am a Republican who has been an independent voice on the council,” Sareini said. “I know how crucial it is to look at an issue from the perspective of what is good for Dearborn, not what is good for an ideological cause.”