Krystal Larsosa

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Krystal Larsosa

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 2, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

Eastern University, 2003

Personal

Birthplace

Detroit, Mich.

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Krystal Larsosa ran for election to the Detroit City Council to represent District 1 in Michigan. She lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Larsosa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Krystal Larsosa was born in Detroit, Michigan. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern University in 2003.

Elections

2021

See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2021)

General election

General election for Detroit City Council District 1

Incumbent James Tate defeated Krystal Larsosa in the general election for Detroit City Council District 1 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Tate (Nonpartisan)	74.4	12,028
		Krystal Larsosa (Nonpartisan)	25.3	4,089
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	46

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,163
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Detroit City Council District 1

Incumbent James Tate and Krystal Larsosa defeated Darryl Brown and Quincy Coleman in the primary for Detroit City Council District 1 on August 3, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Tate (Nonpartisan)	72.1	8,926
✔		Krystal Larsosa (Nonpartisan)	12.2	1,513
		Darryl Brown (Nonpartisan)	10.7	1,328
	Submit photo	Quincy Coleman (Nonpartisan)	4.8	592
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	24

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,383
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Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Krystal Larsosa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Larsosa's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a media entrepreneur and child- and youth-development professional having served in juvenile Justice, church, and public school organizing safe play and interactive learning. My background is in criminal Justice although I set my career aside to raise children, support my community, and focus on my family’s enterprising interests. As a result, my three daughters (aged 5, 13, and 15) are straight-A students and cultural influencers in their own right, known collectively as the Hershekissis and followed by hundreds of thousands of users on InstaGram. God has been good to our family and I’m running for Council now to extend that good fortune to all district 1 and Detroit as a whole.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Detroit deserves clean safe and prosperous neighborhoods, which can best be accomplished through leaders who live in and are committed to the neighborhoods.
• Detroit deserves to be inspired, especially the youth of Detroit, and to see ourselves represented in positions of power.
• Detroit will grow under my representation as I attract new Black and Brown residents, circulate our dollars by awarding city contracts to our residents, and build wealth by supporting Home ownership through block grants and by making renovation affordable.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I passionate about eliminating shootings, dangerous driving, and dumping in our neighborhoods; creating pathways toward generational wealth, and instituting a race Equity lens of governance to promote important ordinances such as a local Reparations fund.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I’d like to make Detroit a National home for Black America and for our brilliance to provide influence across the globe.

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