Who's likely to replace L. Brooks Patterson if he retires?

John Wisely, Detroit Free Press

Long-time Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson insists he hasn't decided whether he will seek another term but that hasn't stopped talk of possible successors.

Patterson, 79, said he might be ready to retire when his current term, his seventh, ends in 2020, though he walked back the comment when pressed on it. If he were to retire, who is his likely successor? Read More

Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner. (Photo: Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free Press)