Hazen Pingree is arguably Detroit’s greatest mayor since it’s conception. Pingree was the voice of the people and was genuinely liked by a majority of the citizens. He was progressive and took the city in a new direction in the eight years that he was mayor. Detroit politics has always been very shaky and corrupt. Those in power were usually greedy and didn’t care much for the wants and needs of the people they were serving. Pingree was a breath of fresh air for Detroit. He lead the city towards a just was of living where everyone’s needs were met and no citizen was ignored.
To grasp what a good mayor he was for the city of Detroit, we must consider what kind of shape the city was in before and after his time in office. At the time, the council