Sheila Cockrel
Sheila Cockrel | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Detroit City Council | |
| Assumed office 1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Kenneth Cockrel Sr. (died 1988) |
| Children | Kenneth Cockrel Jr. (stepson) Katherine Victoria Cockrel (daughter) |
| Residence | Corktown, Detroit |
Sheila M. Cockrel née Sheila Murphy (born November 3, 1947) is an American politician and consultant. She was a member of the Detroit City Council from 1994 to 2009. The widow of Kenneth Cockrel, Sr. and stepmother of Kenneth Cockrel, Jr., she "had [a] fractious relationship with" Monica Conyers, whose resignation she called "an appropriate decision". When Dave Bing proposed a water rate hike, she was among those who voted in favor.