Campaign Phone
8108803300
City/Town
Flint
Education
Attended: Pierce Elementary School, Whittier middle school, and graduated from Flint Central. Attended Detroit College of Business, Davenport University
Experience
Elected as Sixth Ward Councilwoman in 2021, Economic Development Liaison, Business Owner -ADT Dealersip
Age
57
Community Involvement
Community Activist, Flint City Council-member, Youth Mentor,
Campaign Message
Restoring Trust and Confidence, Your Voice, Your Community, Our Future
Municipal government as a Flint City Council-member and Economic Development Liaison. My core responsibilities were passing resolutions-laws, introducing and voting on local rules regarding public safety and business. In addition to responsibilities with managing the budget, reviewing, modifying and approving the mayors proposed annual budget to allocate funding for city departments such as police-fire and public works. Other daily responsibilities are constituent services addressing blight, trash collection, nuisance homes, roads and street issues. In my role as economic liaison my responsibilities were, new business attraction, retention and expansion.
To begin, I have 100 day plan. My plan will be implemented day one to put Flint back on the right track to restore trust and confidence in our government. Addressing first; safe drinkable water from the tap and restoring public trust in our drinking water system. Secondly, I have a comprehensive public safety plan which deals with gun violence, lawlessness, teen gangs and more. Thirdly, I have a blight plan, the plan addresses structural blight along with illegal dumping. Lastly, I will make it a priority to hire a DPW Director. Flint has been without a DPW Director since 3/17/22. This will ensure Flint’s infrastructure and daily services are overseen.
Strategic long plan goals for Flint include, lowering the gun violence, homicides, and other crimes that we’ve had an uptick in this year. Also neighborhood beautification, which will include addressing structural blight illegal dumping. Economic development, creating a business incubator at the Oak Business Center for small businesses and entrepreneurs to grow their ideas. In addition, attract new businesses, let them know Flint is open for business by attracting new industries and supporting them with a business concierge service. Lastly, unify Flint, as we must be inclusive of everyone. I want Flint to be a safe space, safe place for people to live, work and worship.
Yes, in the Flint City Charter there is an ethics section. As the executive branch and administrative branch are sworn in, the oath is taken. Unfortunately, the oath isn’t always be abide by. I’ve unfortunately seen council members who voted to give their own nonprofits ARPA Funds as well as taking gifts from companies doing business with the city, which it is clearly prohibited in the Flint City Charter. I took my oath seriously. I’ve even had to retain personal attorneys to go to the Michigan Supreme Court when the charter was being violated by an unauthorized ARPA Board that was meeting secretly whereas no notes or minutes were taken and the City Clerk was never notified to make a public posting for the public to attend. The Michigan Supreme Court stated in its ruling that the ARPA committee was an illegally formed multi member board and ruled in my favor.
I want voters in Flint to know I care. I truly believe in restoring trust and confidence to City Hall. I stood for what was right even when being ridiculed by those that I knew were doing wrong. I used my own money to hire outside attorneys to represent myself backed by the residents as we stood united on principle as each time the judges ruled in my favor. Flint is a wonderful city as I grew up here. I love showing visitors flint through my eyes in “ Tour La’ Flint”. Our city is a “Gem” with resilient residents. Flint has had some great times and we’ve survived some tough times. But it’s now time to move Flint forward together in a positive way.
Campaign Phone
8102427662
City/Town
Flint
Education
Flint Public Schools, Flint Northern, attended Saginaw Valley State University
Experience
Incumbent Mayor; professional in broadcast engineering; served as a high school counselor, and also as a counselor at a runaway shelter. I served on Flint City Council as well as State Representative.
Age
57
Community Involvement
I chair the DDA Board and serve on the MEDC Executive Committee. I also work with the Flint & Genesee Chamber and was on the MTA Board.
Endorsements
Laborers 1075; MI Carpenters and Millwrights; GLS Building Trades; Flint Police Officers Assoc.;
Campaign Message
I’m running again to continue Flint’s forward progress. We are on a great trajectory, and we're going to continue that progress because Flint deserves nothing less.
Flint is on a positive trajectory--balanced budgets, more cops, out of bankruptcy, created a large team to fight blight, and demolishing abandoned buildings. This is not the time to change course for the city of Flint.
1. Public Health: We have health disparities in Flint, both mental and physical. We have people with disabilities, addiction or mental health issues, and we’ve got to find ways to support those individuals. 2. Insurance: We’ve begun to try to tackle insurance issues in Flint – whether it be residential, auto, or health. We're working to alleviate a lot of the stress for residents to help keep people out of foreclosure and in their homes. 3. Utility Costs: We’re looking at ways to reduce costs for residents. One of the challenges we have is that the previous administration signed a 30-year agreement that keeps raising rates, and we've been stabilizing that.
Reducing water and insurance rates for residents. Continue the economic growth and adding even more jobs for Flint residents. Finally, repair our infrastructure--not just roads, but also the tree canopy and environmental injustices, the water, and the level of blight in this city.
Yes, and we need to find a way that leaders are held to account for their actions. As mayor, the buck stops with me.
I’ve only lived in two homes my whole life, both in Flint. The first was the home where I was raised with my mother, father, and my brother, and the second house is the one my wife and I bought.
