Michigan House District 3 · Democratic Primary · Aug 4, 2026
Money
out of politics.
Dearborn deserves a fighter at the kitchen table, not a sellout in the marble hallway.
- No corporate PAC money. No lobbyist money. Ever.
- Lifelong Dearborn resident, first-generation Yemeni American.
- 8,254 votes in his first run. Zero dollars from corporate PACs.
Money out of politics.
Democratic Primary: August 4, 2026 · No Corporate PAC Money · No Lobbyist Money · Ever.
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The Stakes
What Lansing Hasn't Fixed
The numbers behind every door I knocked on in 2025.
The Platform
Five fights. One mission.
I knocked on thousands of doors in 2025. The same five things came up at every doorstep, in every neighborhood, in every language. This is the platform. Specific, achievable, honest.
Affordable Dearborn
Dearborn families pay too much for too little. Lansing has the power to change that.
- Real auto insurance reform: pass savings to drivers and close loopholes.
- Let cities pass reasonable, local rent stabilization.
- Expand the Homestead Property Tax Credit and defend the Michigan EITC.
- Crack down on predatory lending and expand first-time homebuyer help.
Healthy Dearborn
No child should miss school because of what a corporation pumped into the air last night.
- Polluter-pays community benefits: penalty dollars back for filtration and clinics.
- Stronger EGLE enforcement and environmental justice in permitting.
- Continuous fenceline monitoring with real-time public alerts.
- Accelerate lead service line replacement across the district.
Strong Schools
Dearborn Public Schools is the third-largest district in Michigan. Lansing treats it like an afterthought.
- Defend the School Aid Fund and backfill federal cuts.
- Increase English learner and bilingual education funding.
- Create a statewide aging-schools infrastructure fund.
- Permanent mental health staffing and vocational pathways.
Safer Neighborhoods
Public safety means clean streets, lit corners, working 911, and prevention that works.
- Equitable share of the Public Safety Trust Fund for District 3.
- Mental health co-response and crisis teams fully funded.
- Youth violence prevention grants and anti-blight tools.
- Recruit first responders from the community.
Accountable Government
The people of District 3 are the only special interest I work for.
- No corporate PAC money. Quarterly donor disclosure beyond state law.
- Strengthen Michigan's new personal financial disclosure law, which still falls short of the strongest state ethics regimes — including disclosure of spousal income, real estate holdings, and outside contracts above a meaningful threshold.
- Rotating open office hours in every part of the district.
- Three-term personal limit: six years is enough.
Meet Othman
A Lifelong Dearborn Resident Running To Serve
Born and raised in Dearborn. First-generation Yemeni American. Dearborn Public Schools graduate. B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan-Dearborn with University Honors, first in my family to attend college.
I built a career in tech at General Motors and Infinite Electronics, solving real problems on real deadlines. That's the mindset I'd bring to Lansing.
In 2025 I ran for Dearborn City Council. 8,254 votes on my first run, zero corporate PAC dollars. I put my own savings into the race because I believe in this place. Families told me they're exhausted by insurance bills, polluted air, crumbling schools, and rising rent. It's why I'm running for State Representative.
I'm running to be the kind of representative I wish my parents had, someone who answers to the family at the kitchen table, not the lobbyist in the marble hallway.
8,254
Votes in first citywide run (2025)
0
Corporate PAC dollars accepted
2
Dearborn & Northwest Detroit
Our Values
Standing Up for Our Community
Dearborn is home to one of the largest Arab American communities in the country. Our families built something real here. Your state representative should reflect your values: dignity, civil liberties, and the courage to say what is right.
The promise
A representative who shares your values and delivers results. Not one or the other. Both.
Free Speech
Defend civil liberties and the right to peaceful advocacy, protest, and free speech in Michigan.
Anti-Discrimination
Fight discrimination against Arab Americans, Muslims, and immigrant communities at the state level.
Refugee Support
Support refugee resettlement services and integration programs funded by Michigan.
Peace Abroad
Use this office to call for peace, civilian protection, and humanitarian access abroad.
No Surveillance
Ensure Michigan tax dollars never fund programs that profile or surveil our communities.
The Pledge
Othman's Pledge To Dearborn & Northwest Detroit
These commitments stay on this site, and if elected on my official legislative site, for as long as I serve. Read them, challenge them, and hold me to them.
- No corporate PAC money. No lobbyist money. I welcome labor and organizations of working people who fight for them.
- Full donor transparency: every donor over $100 disclosed quarterly, in plain language.
- Public voting record: every House vote posted within 72 hours with a short explanation.
- No "dark" calendars: lobbyist meetings on active bills disclosed weekly.
- No outside income from industries I regulate (energy, insurance, auto lobbies, telecom).
- Three-term limit: I will not seek a fourth term in the State House.
- Public bond commitment: if Dearborn Public Schools places a bond on the November 2026 ballot, I'll fight for every available state matching dollar from day one.
- One job. One loyalty. Full-time service. No second offices, second campaigns, or second masters.
- Othman Ali Alaansi
Get Involved
This Campaign Runs On People, Not PACs.
There are two ways a campaign like ours wins: every day, more neighbors join us, and every day, we knock on more doors than they do.
If you have an hour, we have a clipboard. If you have a Saturday, we have a turf. If you have a kitchen, we will bring the campaign to it.
Volunteer Roles
- Door-to-door canvasser
- Phone banker
- Postcard writer
- Multilingual outreach (Arabic, Spanish, English)
- House-party host
- Yard sign neighbor
Donate
Help Us Prove A Campaign Can Win Without Selling Out
I've made one promise above all: no corporate PAC money and no lobbyist money. That means every dollar has to come from people like you: neighbors, small donors, and working families who want their representative to actually represent them.
The other side may outraise us in corporate checks. We win by outworking them in $25, $50, and $100 contributions from District 3. If you've ever said "I wish someone in Lansing actually worked for me," this is what that looks like.
Othman for State Rep 3 is a state-registered candidate committee. Contributions are not tax-deductible. Maximum contribution limits per person per cycle are set by Michigan campaign finance law.