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Stephen Rapundalo, a former Pfizer researcher, currently serves as the Executive Director for life sciences trade group MichBio.

Rapundalo ran for Mayor as a Republican in 2000 and lost to Mayor John Hieftje in Hieftje's first race for Mayor. Rapundalo was elected to the Ann Arbor City Council as a 2nd ward representative in 2005, when he ran as a Democrat, defeating GOP candidate Thomas Bourque 1574 to 1436. In 2007, he defeated write-in candidate Ed Amonsen in a close race - 843-790.

In 2011, Rapundalo faced a Democratic challenger, Tim Hull, in the August primary. He won with the smallest margin of any incumbent facing a primary challenge that year. He is facing independent challenger Jane Lumm in the November 2011 general election.

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• Stephen Rapundalo, Guest Blogger, Metromode, 2008
• Teeter Talk, March 15, 2006: http://www.homelessdave.com/tt20060315srapundalo.htm
• Jack Lessenberry Show, January 25, 2007: http://jackshow.blogs.com/jack/2007/01/interview_steve_1.html