Joe Ricci, a 1967 Notre Dame alum, announced this week that he has thrown his hat in the ring of mayoral candidates in the city of Grosse Pointe Farms.
A current member of the Farms city council, Ricci officially filed paperwork recently with Wayne County to run for GPF mayor in November’s general election.
Ricci is a semi-retired longtime auto dealer in the Detroit area and believes his business experience makes him the ideal candidate for the mayor’s position.
“Even though the mayoral job is considered part-time, I can give full-time attention to the job where no one else can,” he said, citing that his successful family automotive dealerships are now run by his two sons, Jay and Andrew.
Ricci is a University of Michigan graduate who has an undergraduate degree in engineering and a master’s in occupational psychology. He has been a member of the Grosse Pointe Farms city council for the past four years and has had a strong commitment to the community and to its future, Ricci said in a recent press release.
“I have a passion and love for the community,” he said. “This is where I have lived for 35 years and where my sons and grandkids have also made their home.”
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