The race was one of the most expensive in Michigan in 2004, with over $500,000 spent between the two candidates and parties. Pundits credited Angerer's win with a strong door-to-door campaign which began in March of that year. Milosch was criticized for making statements against the minimum wage. Angerer was the lone Democrat running for State Representative in the district. She once again faced Republican Matt Milosh in the general election, and she was reelected. Again, Angerer's win was attributed to aggressive campaigning. She had also developed a strong reputation for delivering good service to her constituents as she visited more than 11,000 resident's homes during the campaign "off-season" to become aware of their concerns and help them with any state government-related issues. Angerer bested Milosch in the general election, outspending him nearly three-to-one. Again, Angerer was unchallenged in the Democratic primary. She beat Republican challenger Frank Moynihan in the November election. Moynihan was the surprise winner of the Republican primary, who ran a rather unconventional campaign. He refused to speak directly to the media and maintained a spartan website. As such, this race was seen by pundits to be heavily one-sided and led to Angerer improving on her vote-totals for the third straight election. Kathy was appointed as the Interim City Manager on July 11, 2017, in a meeting that involved much yelling and disagreement between council members. Her role continues to be a point of contention on the Hamtramck Council. On August 7, 2018 in the primary election, a City Charter Amendment that changes the way the City Manager is appointed was adopted. Speculation as to whether this was written to specifically accommodate Angerer or whether it was written to open the broader City Manager search up was unsure. Artists & residents handed out flyers encouraging voters to vote against the proposal, saying it would give the council too much power to waive eligibility requirements. On August 28, 2018 at the regular Hamtramck City Council Meeting, a resolution was brought forth for "Approval of Appointment of Kathleen Angerer as Hamtramck City Manager" At 7:48pm two council members, Andrew Perrotta and Andrea Karpinski exited the meeting in protest, in order to break quorum. There was no action due to lack of quorum and Kathy Angerer was not appointed as permanent City Manager. Just within the Open Meetings' Act Time Frame, public comment and the resolution to appoint Kathy Angerer were added to a Special Meeting Agenda for Friday evening August 31, 2018 at 7p.