County Commissioner, District 8· 2025-01-01 to 2028-12-31 (per MCL 46.410 subsection 2, text read: 4-year term begins January 1 following the 2024 election; current-term start, first-office day unsourced; end December 31, 2028)
Yousef Rabhi
Washtenaw County
About
Yousef Rabhi's campaign centered heavily on progressive values and municipal reform, notably advocating for public control of the city's electricity services. His platform resonated with voters looking for a change in local leadership, culminating in his successful mayoral bid.
Campaign promises (1)
- infrastructureAdvocate for public control of electricity in Ann Arbor.Related votes
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 23
- Total speaking time
- 6:32:28
- Avg per meeting
- 17:04
- Segments
- 4795
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Top issues during term (3)(Development)
Brownfield redevelopment in Ann Arbor
Increases tax increment financing and tax revenue capture for downtown development projects.
East Side Homeless Shelter at Arnett Street
$30,000 county expenditure for the event sponsorship.
Affordable Housing Production Study
A hotel purchase model in Jackson County required roughly $3 million a year in ongoing operating funds.
Decisions during term (7)
Recorded while Rabhi was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
A resolution to authorize a community development service contract between Washtenaw County and the City of Ann Arbor
Arbor South Redevelopment Brownfield Plan
Postpone Arbor South Redevelopment Brownfield Plan
First reading: Arbor South Redevelopment Brownfield Plan adoption
Set Public Hearing on Arbor South Redevelopment Brownfield Plan
Appoint Member to Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
Set public hearing on Arbor South Redevelopment Brownfield Plan
Voting record (7)(Development)
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A Resolution to Authorize a Community Development Service Contract Between Washtenaw County and the City of Ann Arbor Covering the Period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, from the Office of Comm
A Resolution to Adopt the Brownfield Plan Amendment for the Village of Ann Arbor Brownfield Project, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, from the Office of Community and Economic Development be approved
approve a resolution adopting the Arbor South Redevelopment Brownfield Plan in Ann Arbor, MI, from the Office of Community and Economic Development
Arbor South Redevelopment Brownfield Plan
Argued that the tax capture is an excessive public subsidy for a private for-profit developer.
Postpone Arbor South Redevelopment Brownfield Plan
a resolution adopting the Arbor South Redevelopment Brownfield Plan in Ann Arbor, MI, from the Office of Community and Economic Development be approved
First reading: Arbor South Redevelopment Brownfield Plan adoption
Opposed public financing of parking decks under the brownfield plan.