Gabe Leland
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| Member of the Detroit City Council from the 7th District | |
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Assumed office 2013 |
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 10th district |
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In office January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Triette Reeves |
| Succeeded by | Harvey Santana |
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September 28, 1982 Detroit, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Central Michigan University |
Gabriel Leland (born September 28, 1982) is a Democratic politician from the state of Michigan. In 2004, Leland was elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives, representing the 10th District, which is located in Wayne County and includes the farwest and partial northwest corner of the city of Detroit. He is the son of former State Senator Burton Leland, who served in the Michigan State Legislature for 26 years. Due to term limits Burton Leland left the legislature in 2006 and now is continuing his public service as a 4th term Wayne County Commissioner. Leland currently serves on the Detroit City Council.
Gabriel Leland was born on September 28, 1982 to Burton and Rosanne Leland, a Jewish family from Northwest Detroit. At the time of his birth, his father was serving as Democratic State Representative, a position that he would hold until 1998, when he was elected to the Michigan State Senate where he served until he retired from the legislature due to term limits in 2006. Gabe and his older brother Zachary spent much of their childhood working on the campaigns of their father, serving as voter registration drive workers and walking door to door with their father.
Leland attended both East Lansing and Detroit Public Schools and graduated from East Lansing High School in 2001. He attended Kehillat Israel Congregation in Lansing, MI while growing up.
Leland graduated from Central Michigan University with a B.S. / community development concentration. He attends the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit.
In 2004, following in the footsteps of his father, Gabe Leland announced his candidacy as a Democrat for the 10th State House District in Detroit to succeed Triette E. Reeves, who was retiring due to term limits. However, Leland faced much opposition in the Democratic Primary. The 10th District is approximately 70% African American and several prominent African Americans ran against Leland in the primary, including future State Representative from the 9th District, Shanelle Jackson. The primary was competitive and often racially charged. Leland narrowly won the Primary with only 21% of the vote. He went on to easily win the General Election, as the 10th District is heavily Democratic.
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