List of mayors of Flint, Michigan
The mayor position of Flint, Michigan is a strong mayor -type. In Flint's previous 1929 charter, the mayor was one of the City Commissioners, as the council in a council-manager type government.
The mayor was one of many citywide elected officers including the Recorder, Supervisor, Treasurer, Marshal, Directors of the Poor, School Inspector and Justices of the Peace. Additionally, other administrative officers were selected by wards.[ 1]
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1888 Charter
[ 4]
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
1929 Charter
Under the 1929 charter, Flint move to a council–manager form of government with the council called the “City Commission.”
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1974 Charter
Under the 1974 Charter, the office of mayor is a non-partisan elected position.
Mayor
Start of Term
End of Term
Administrator
Notes
Elections[ 5]
James W. Rutherford
1975
1983
Year
Votes
opponent
opponent's votes
1975
20,679
Floyd J. McCree
20,474
1979
20,738
Floyd J. McCree
12,902
James A. Sharp Jr.
1983
1987
First elected African-American mayor
1983
21,718
James W. Rutherford
20,467
Matthew S. Collier
1987
1991[ 4]
1987
22,874
James A. Sharp Jr.
19,509
Woodrow Stanley
1991
March 5, 2002
? (1991–2001)Darnell Earley
3rd African-American mayor[ 6]
1991
25,946
Matt Collier
17,686
1995
21,687
Don Williamson
9,168
1999
17,224
Scott Kincaid
16,393
2002
12,336
Recall
15,863
Darnell Earley March 5, 2002
August 6, 2002
himself
Temporary Mayor State appointment of Emergency Financial Manager , Ed Kurtz
James W. Rutherford
August 6, 2002
2003
Darnell Earley elected to fill remainder of Stanley term; City still under State Financial Manager
2002
11,239
Arthur J. Pointer (WI)
4,712
[ 7]
Don Williamson
2003
February 15, 2009
Peggy R. Cook (2003–2007)Michael Brown (2009)
Initially under Emergency Financial Manager lifted in 2004. facing recall; resigns[ 8]
Michael Brown February 16, 2009[ 8]
August 5, 2009
himself
Temporary Mayor [ 8]
Dayne Walling
August 5, 2009[ 9]
November 9, 2015
Powers remove effective 12/1/2011 under city's financial emergency & transfer to an Emergency Manager [ 13] April 30, 2015 , when a Receivership Board assume some oversight.[ 12]
2009
12,266
Brenda Clack
6,876
2011
8,819 (56%)
Darryl Buchanan
6,868 votes (44%)[ 14]
Karen Weaver
November 9, 2015
November 11, 2019
Natasha Henderson[ 12] Sylvester Jones Steve Branch (Chief of Staff, interim)[ 15]
under RTA Board oversight[ 12]
2015
7,825 (55%)
Dayne Walling
6,061 (43%)[ 16]
Sheldon Neeley
November 11, 2019
present
Clyde Edwards[ 17]
2019
7,082 (50.19%)
Karen Weaver
6,877 (48.74%)[ 18]
References
^ The History of Genesee County, MI. Chapter XIII: First City Officers. ^ a b c d e Chapter XIII: Roster of City Officials . The History of Genesee County, MI.^ a b c Ellis, Franklin (1879). History of Genesee county, Michigan. With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers ^ a b c d e f g "List of Flint City Mayors" . Political Graveyards.com . Lawrence (Larry) Kestenbaum. Retrieved 9 February 2009 .^ Raymer, Marjory (9 August 2007). "Two white candidates make history" . The Flint Journal . Booth Newspapers . Retrieved 30 March 2009 . ^ Fonger, Ron (16 December 2008). "Woodrow Stanley, headed for state House, thanks county commission for giving his political career new life" . Flint Journal Flint, Michigan : Booth Newspapers . Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. ^ "PRIMARY ELECTION GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN TUESDAY, AUGUST 06, 2002" . Genesee County Website . Flint, Michigan : GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 6 August 2002. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013 .^ a b c "Mayor of Flint, Michigan resigns for health reasons" . Wikinews Wikimedia Foundation . 11 February 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2009 .^ Kristin, Longley (6 August 2009). "Mayor Dayne Walling lays out priorities at swearing in ceremony, pledges to keep police chief" . Flint Journal . Flint, Michigan: Booth Newspapers. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2013 . ^ Kristin, Longley (14 August 2009). "Gregory Eason appointed Flint city administrator by Mayor Dayne Walling" . Flint Journal . Flint, Michigan: Booth Newspapers. Retrieved 18 August 2009 . ^ Longley, Kristin (2 December 2011). "Shakeup at Flint City Hall as new emergency manager issues layoffs, pay cuts" . The Flint Journal . Retrieved 5 December 2011 . ^ a b c d Fonger, Ron (29 April 2015). " . Flint Journal . Mlive Media Group. Retrieved 18 July 2015 . ^ Longley, Kristin (29 November 2011). "Former Acting Mayor Michael Brown named Flint's emergency manager" . Flint Journal . Retrieved 29 November 2011 . ^ Longley, Kristin (9 November 2011). "About 19 percent of voters turned out to re-elect Flint Mayor Dayne Walling" . Flint Journal . Retrieved 9 November 2011 . ^ Goodin-Smith, Oona (20 October 2017). "Flint City Administrator Sylvester Jones resigns" . Flint Journal . Retrieved 11 June 2020 . ^ Fonger, Ron (4 November 2015). "Karen Weaver makes history, elected Flint's first woman mayor" . Flint Journal . Mlive Media Group. Retrieved 4 December 2015 . ^ "Flint City Council appoints new city administrator" . Mid-Michigan NOW . 25 November 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020 .^ "Live Nov. 5 Flint general election results" . MLive . Retrieved 12 November 2019 .
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