1 0 , ▁one ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁fil ing ▁dead line ▁for ▁the ▁primary , ▁Smith ▁announced ▁that ▁although ▁she ▁was ▁“ well ▁on ▁the ▁path ” ▁to ▁collect ing ▁enough ▁sign atures ▁( 1 5 , 0 0 0 ) ▁to ▁qual ify , ▁she ▁had ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁submit ▁them . ▁In ▁a ▁statement , ▁she ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁shared ▁a ▁“ con c ern ▁of ▁splitting ▁the ▁progress ive ▁vote ▁and ▁ending ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁candidate ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁represent ▁core ▁Democratic ▁values .” ▁“ D em ocr ats ▁need ▁to ▁un ify ▁behind ▁a ▁candidate ▁and ▁I ▁have ▁come ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁my ▁continued ▁candid acy ▁would ▁only ▁serve ▁to ▁divide ▁us ▁further ,” ▁Smith ▁said . ▁ ▁Family ▁Smith ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁prominent ▁Ann ▁Ar bor ▁political ▁family . ▁Her ▁father , ▁Albert ▁H . ▁Whe eler , ▁was ▁mayor ▁of ▁Ann ▁Ar bor ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁American ▁to ▁hold ▁that ▁position . ▁Her ▁sister , ▁Nancy ▁Francis , ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Was ht en aw ▁County ▁prob ate ▁judge ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Her ▁son , ▁Con an , ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Was ht en aw ▁County ▁commission er , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁Chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Ann ▁Ar bor ▁City ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Con an ' s ▁wife , ▁Reb ek ah ▁Warren , ▁currently ▁represents ▁the ▁ 1