When does “Dave Bing” was elected as the mayor of Detroit?”
David Bing (born November 24, 1943, in Washington, D.C.) is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan and a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, primarily for the Detroit Pistons from 1966 to 1975. He was a seven-time All-Star. His number 21 was retired by the Detroit Pistons, and in 1996 he was named as one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players of all time. He was elected mayor of Detroit on May 5, 2009 and was sworn in on May 11, 2009.
Basketball legend Dave Bing was elected Tuesday as Detroit’s mayor through the end of the year, sweeping the incumbent from office in the city with myriad problems. “The real work starts now,” Bing said to loud cheers during his victory speech. “What we will bring … is efficiency, transparency, honesty and integrity back to the mayor’s office,” he said. With all but two of 629 precincts reporting, Bing had 52.3 percent of the vote, or 48,951 votes, to 47.7 percent, or 44,703 votes, for Ken Cockrel Jr. Both are Democrats. Bing, 65, will be mayor through 2009, serving the balance of the term that belonged to Democrat Kwame Kilpatrick, who resigned in September and went to jail after admitting he lied during a civil trial to cover up an affair with his chief of staff. Bing must run again in the regular Aug. 4 nonpartisan primary and win the Nov. 3 general election to hold the mayor’s seat for a full four years. The founder of steel manufacturer The Bing Group announced his run for mayor
Dave Bing has been elected as the mayor of Detroit, on Tuesday, 5th of May 2009. In his famous victory speech Bing mentioned “The real work starts now,” referring to his plan of action. Bing also mentioned that his main objective was to bring back values relating to honesty, efficiency, integrity and transparency into the Mayor’s office.
