David Bing is an American former professional basketball player, businessman, and politician. He served as the 74th Mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 2009 to 2014 as a member of the Democratic Party. Bing entered Detroit politics in 2008, running for mayor in the city's non-partisan primary to complete the term of Kwame Kilpatrick, who had resigned amid a corruption scandal.
After winning the primary, he defeated Interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. and was sworn in as mayor in May 2009.