In which year was this former Detroit City Council member, with whom Sheila Cockrel had a fractious relationship with, first elected to the council?
Sheila Cockrel Sheila M. Cockrel née Sheila Murphy(born November 3, 1947) is a former member of the Detroit City Council. She was a member of the Council from 1994 to 2009. The widow of Kenneth Cockrel, Sr., she's the stepmother of Kenneth Cockrel, Jr. Sheila Cockrel "had [a] fractious relationship with" Monica Conyers, so when the latter resigned, the former called the action "an appropriate decision". When Dave Bing proposed a water rate hike, Sheila Cockrel was among those who voted in favor.
Chokwe Lumumba Chokwe Lumumba ( ; August 2, 1947 – February 25, 2014) was an American attorney and politician, affiliated with the Republic of New Afrika and serving as its second vice president. He served as a human rights lawyer in Michigan and Mississippi. In 2013, after serving on the City Council, he was elected as Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, as Edwin Finley Taliaferro, and was raised there, attending local schools.