Sheila Cockrel

Sheila Cockrel
Member of the Detroit City Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
1993[1]
Personal details
Spouse(s)Kenneth Cockrel, Sr. (died 1988)
ChildrenKenneth Cockrel, Jr. (stepson) Katherine Victoria Cockrel (daughter)
ResidenceCorktown, Detroit

Sheila M. Cockrel née Sheila Murphy (born November 3, 1947)[2] is an American politician and consultant. She was a member of the Detroit City Council from 1994 to 2009.[3] The widow of Kenneth Cockrel, Sr. and stepmother of Kenneth Cockrel, Jr., she "had [a] fractious relationship with" Monica Conyers, whose resignation she called "an appropriate decision".[4] When Dave Bing proposed a water rate hike, she was among those who voted in favor.[5]

  1. ^ Gorchow, Zachary (July 1, 2008). "Sheila Cockrel: 'I don't want a cloud hanging over my name'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  2. ^ Johannes F Spreen, Diane Holloway. Who Killed Detroit? New York: iUniverse (2005) page 70. ISBN 0-595-35798-9, ISBN 978-0-595-35798-7
  3. ^ Cockrel, Sheila. "Sheila Cockrel: Why I'm voting to take the Detroit pension cut". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  4. ^ Josar, David; Nichols, Darren A. (June 29, 2009). "Conyers to resign from Detroit City Council on July 6". Detroit News.
  5. ^ Patton, Naomi R. (June 24, 2009). "Bing to try again for water rate hike". Detroit Free Press.