Former U-M Regent Dr. Shauna Ryder Diggs Optimistic About Re-election in November

Election Day for the University of Michigan Board of Regents’ race is almost here, and former University Regent Dr. Shauna Ryder Diggs likes her chances of returning to serve on the eight-member board when votes are counted and finalized from the Nov. 5 General Election. For her return engagement to become a reality, Diggs must win one of two seats in the upcoming election. “I think the race is going very well,” Diggs told the Michigan Chronicle. “I have been campaigning all over the state, and I am encouraged by the reaction and endorsements I’m getting from people and groups. I am asking them to talk with their friends and various networks about me because I believe grassroots campaigning is the best way to run and win this election.” On the ballot with Diggs, a Democrat, is fellow party member Denise Ilitch, a Board of Regents incumbent. Diggs and Ilitch emerged as the top two candidates after receiving nominations from & the Michigan Democratic Party Convention held in August. Diggs is running for an at-large seat. Other candidates running for the University’s Board of Regents are Carl Meyers (Republican), Sevag Vartanian (Republican), Andrew Chadderdon (Libertarian Party), and Donna Oetman (U.S....