Democratic U-M regents race ablaze with infighting between Jordan Acker, challenger Amir Makled

By: Andrew Roth

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 15, 2026

Words: 900

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Ongoing tensions within the Michigan Democratic Party involving two candidates for a position with the University of Michigan Board of Regents boiled over this week.

The drama pitted an incumbent, Jordan Acker, against a challenger, Amir Makled, in a war of words, attack ads that landed in party members’ mailboxes and text messages, and the excavation of old controversial social media posts — some dealing with Israel’s war in Gaza.

Party members will meet in …

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