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US Rep. Peters, D-Mich., to run in new district

U.S. Representative Gary Peters (D-Oakland) at the Waterford Memorial Day Parade.
Congressman Gary Peters
U.S. Representative Gary Peters (D-Oakland) at the Waterford Memorial Day Parade.

DETROIT (AP) - U.S. Rep. Gary Peters says he's seeking election in the newly drawn 14th District.

The Democrat from Oakland County's Bloomfield Township serves the 9th District. He made the announcement on Thursday. Peters says the new district "bridges diverse communities," and he remains "committed to ... bringing our communities together."

The districts were redrawn by the state Legislature and signed into law in August by Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.

The 14th District is held by veteran Democratic Rep. John Conyers. It stretches from Detroit to Pontiac and dips below Eight Mile Road. The thoroughfare has come to symbolize the boundary between Detroit and its suburbs, black from white.

The redrawing puts Peters and U.S. Rep. Sander Levin in the same district. Levin has said he will run in the 9th District.

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.
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