About Ed Kriewall

Longtime Novi City Manager Edward Kriewall, 66, is seeking the Democratic nomination in the 11th Congressional District to challenge incumbent Republican Thaddeus McCotter, who is expected to seek a fourth term, in the 2008 election.

I see myself as a change agent and I'm not going to be a follow-the-leader congressman when I get there," Kriewall said. "I think that's one of the problems with the Legislature that exists now. They tend to go along with what the president says."

Kriewall was Novi city manager from 1974 to 2000. He began working for Novi in 1969 as a public works superintendent and was director of public works and interim city manager before becoming city manager.

"I was there when they went through most of their growth," Kriewall said. "It was very exciting and very tough. We went from 9,000 population to almost 50,000. We actually led the state in growth through most of that time."

Kriewall said he was involved in the development of the M-5 Haggerty Road connector, the Novi Expo Center and, as an administrative assistant, coordinated the development of Twelve Oaks Mall.

Novi City Manager 25 years
1974-200

Novi DPW Director 3 years

City of Detroit Expressway Division 3 years

State Highway Department 4 years

B.A. Political Science

M.P.A. Master of Public Administration

Novi Rotary Paul Harris Fellow

Michigan Society of Planning Officials - Community Administrator Award

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