2026 Election Questionnaire
More Neighbors A2 has crafted a set of questions to give city council candidates the opportunity to explain their positions on housing policy. We seek to shed light on various stances, ensuring that Ann Arbor voters are informed leading into the August primary and November general election. All responses from the candidates will be unedited and published verbatim at a later date.
If you are a candidate or part of a candidate's campaign, and you'd still like to fill out the questionnaire, please contact us at info@moreneighborsa2.org​.
How can I ask a candidate to fill out the questionnaire?
Use the info below learn about their platforms and to email them directly! Be sure to tell them that housing policy matters to you as a voter and that you're eager to hear their response.
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Mayor
Christopher Taylor (incumbent)
https://www.taylorforannarbor.com
Yousef Rabhi
Ward 1
Cynthia Harrison (incumbent)
https://www.votecynthiaharrison.com
Rebecca Arends
https://www.rebeccaforannarbor.com
Ward 2
Sandy Aldrich
https://www.votesandyaldrich.com/
Teesha Montague
(no website available at this time)
Ward 3
​Ryan Bartholomew
Ashley Hall
https://www.ashleyforannarbor.com/
Ward 4
Aidan Sova
Dave Zeglen
https://www.davez4thepeople.com
Ward 5
Jenn Cornell (incumbent)
Greg Monroe
Campaign | Candidates | Website | Email |
|---|---|---|---|
Mayor | Christopher Taylor | https://www.taylorforannarbor.com | taylorforannarbor@gmail.com |
Yousef Rabhi | https://www.voteyousef.com | info@voteyousef.com | |
Ward 1 | Cynthia Harrison | https://www.votecynthiaharrison.com | votecynthiaharrison@gmail.com |
Rebecca Arends | https://www.rebeccaforannarbor.com | rebeccaarends@gmail.com | |
Ward 2 | Sandy Aldrich | https://www.votesandyaldrich.com/ | info@votesandyaldrich.com |
Teesha Montague | montagueforcouncil@gmail.com | ||
Ward 3 | Ashley Hall | https://www.ashleyforannarbor.com/ | ash.hall6@gmail.com |
Ryan Bartholomew | https://www.ryanbforward3.com | ryanbfora2@gmail.com | |
Ward 4 | Aidan Sova | https://www.voteaidansova.com | info@voteaidansova.com |
Dave Zeglen | https://www.davez4thepeople.com | davez4thepeople@gmail.com | |
Ward 5 | Jenn Cornell | https://www.a2jenn.org | jenn@a2jenn.com |
Greg Monroe | https://www.gregfora2.com/ | greg.j.monroe@gmail.com |
Note: Teesha Montague does not have a campaign website available at this time.
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Full Questionnaire
1. Candidate's Housing Story
How has your housing story shaped your views on housing and land use in Ann Arbor? (i.e., how did you come to live in Ann Arbor, what type of housing have you lived in, how did you acquire your housing, how have your or your family's experiences with housing and neighborhoods shaped your approach to policy?)
2. Neighborhood Businesses
2a: Do you support zoning changes to allow neighborhood businesses (e.g. Jefferson Market, Argus Farm Stop, Washtenaw Dairy) across all of Ann Arbor? (Y/N)
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2b: Please explain your stance.
3. Tenant Protections
How can the city better protect renters and ensure they have safe, dignified, and stable living conditions?
4.Three Homes Per Lot
4a: The City’s new Comprehensive Land Use Plan calls for allowing at least three homes per lot citywide. Do you support this change? (Y/N)
4b: If not, where do you think it should be illegal to build three homes on a lot?
5. Ending Ann Arbor's Housing Shortage
What roles should market-rate housing, public-private partnerships, and public housing each play in ending Ann Arbor’s housing shortage?
6. Public Housing
6a: Do you support building more public housing in Ann Arbor? (Y/N)
6b: If so, approximately how many units would you aim to build over the next decade; and how, specifically, would you pay for them?
7. 2025 Prop A & B (Library Lot) Vote
7a: Did you support Props A & B in 2025 to expand AADL’s Downtown Branch into the neighboring lot and build housing above it? (Y/N)
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7b: Please explain your stance.
8. Addressing Housing Injustice
8a: Do you believe that Ann Arbor's housing history – including racial covenants, exclusionary zoning, and the displacement of Black communities – should influence the city’s decisions about housing? (Y/N)
8b: What are your specific proposals to address historic and ongoing harms caused by the city’s housing policies in an equitable and restorative way?
9. CLUP Recommendations
9a: Which 1-2 recommendations of the new Comprehensive Land Use Plan do you most strongly agree with, and why?
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9b: Which 1-2 recommendations of the new Comprehensive Land Use Plan do you most strongly disagree with, and why?
10. Transportation and Housing
How would your transportation goals and housing goals inform each other to create cohesive policies for both?
11. Policy Implementation Timeline
How would you ensure that City Council’s housing and transportation policies are implemented in a timely manner?