Gay Mich. Mayoral Candidate's Campaign Signs Vandalized Again

An openly gay politician running for mayor of the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Mich. had his campaign signage vandalized for a second time, MLive reports.

Local police said they arrested a man vandalizing a campaign sign for Southfield mayoral candidate Ken Siver around 1 a.m. Friday morning.

"The sign was broken and removed from its wood posts," Southfield Deputy Chief Nick G. Loussia told MLive. "Unknown to link of prior defacing at this time. Still investigating."

Police did not release the suspect's identity, but MLive reports he is 44 years old.

Last week, it was reported Siver had three campaign signs vandalized with gay slurs. Siver left one of the defaced signs up and placed a new sign next to it that reads, "Hate is Not A Southfield Community Value."

"I'm upset and disturbed by the (incident)," Siver told the Detroit News at the time of the first incident. "It's not a Southfield value. There hasn't really been any racial strife here. We've had a lot of harmony in this community."

City Council President Sylvia Jordan, Siver's mayoral opponent, said she is not responsible for the incident.

MLive reports police have yet to reveal the charges against the suspect.

Siver commented on the latest attack against his signs in a Facebook post.

"I am pleased to report that early this morning the Southfield Police arrested a person caught in the act of destroying one of my large campaign signs at Ten Mile & Rutland," he wrote. "This individual is known to many in the community as he has come before City Council numerous times to go on lengthy rants against the City Attorney, a Judge in the 46th District Court and the police department. I do not believe his views are shared by the community."