Meet Amber
Amber Fellows is a multi-decade resident, 43 years old, EMU alumn, DSA endorsed candidate, first-generation Japanese-American, queer, musician, and community organizer who defeated an appointed incumbent Democrat in August 2024.
In elected office, Amber funded incoming public restrooms, drinking fountains, and a city-run Community Responder program. Amber led Ypsi to join Mayors for Peace, impose a year-long data center moratorium, call to defund ICE, and create the Water Street Citizen's and Tenants' Rights Committees.
As a public servant, Amber has proven effective at making meaningful change and speaking truth to power.
When not organizing, Amber plays with music and plants, seeks old-growth forests, and hosts DIY events in and around Ypsilanti.