Sharon McPhail
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Sharon McPhail | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Detroit City Council | |
| In office 2002–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Clyde Cleveland |
| Succeeded by | Monica Conyers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Northeastern University (BA, JD) |
Sharon McPhail is an American attorney and politician who served on the Detroit City Council from 2002 until 2006. McPhail was a candidate for mayor in the 1993 and 2005 elections. She was formerly a lawyer in private practice, a division chief in the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, and an assistant United States attorney. She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in Michigan's 13th congressional district in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections.
She was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. McPhail earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and sociology from Northeastern University and a Juris Doctor from the Northeastern University School of Law. She was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1976.[1]
Career
She served as staff counsel for Ford Motor Company and later as a partner with the law firm Feikens, Stevens, Hurley & P.C., before going into private practice. She has served as president of the local Wolverine Bar Association and National Bar Association.[2] She is a member of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners and vice president of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP.[3]
In 1993, McPhail finished second in a primary election for mayor of Detroit in field of 23 candidates. She lost the general election to Dennis Archer by 56 percent to 43 percent.[4]
McPhail was general counsel for a coalition dedicated to recapturing the right to vote for the Detroit Public Schools Community District. She also served as general counsel for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.[5]
McPhail was the superintendent of the Bay Mills Community College Charter School until she was fired in October 2018.[6][7]
2022 U.S. House campaign
On March 15, 2022, McPhail announced her bid for the Democratic nomination for Michigan's 13th congressional district, newly redrawn to favor Democrats.[8]
