Casey Lester
Candidate for Council Member, City of Flint, Ward 8
Background
- Occupation
- Treasury management manager, Oxford Bank
Treasury management manager at Oxford Bank. Appointed to the Flint Board of Education in 2019 and became its president in 2020.
Documented positions
Public safety
Supports a more visible police presence on neighborhood roads
ReportMeet the Primary Candidates: Eighth Ward Flint City CouncilCandidate questionnaire · East Village Magazine / Flint. Daily. · Jul 8, 2026 · eastvillagemagazine.org
“Number one, they want a more visible police presence.”
Housing
Supports enforcement against neglected, blighted properties
ReportMeet the Primary Candidates: Eighth Ward Flint City CouncilCandidate questionnaire · East Village Magazine / Flint. Daily. · Jul 8, 2026 · eastvillagemagazine.org
“They have garbage stacked up on the side. Nobody’s enforcing that.”
Economy & jobs
Supports committee review rather than an immediate data center moratorium
ReportMeet the Primary Candidates: Eighth Ward Flint City CouncilCandidate questionnaire · East Village Magazine / Flint. Daily. · Jul 8, 2026 · eastvillagemagazine.org
“I would like to see more things come through committee properly. I would like to see the process work.”
Government & transparency
Supports the council's permanent Pride Month resolution
ReportMeet the Primary Candidates: Eighth Ward Flint City CouncilCandidate questionnaire · East Village Magazine / Flint. Daily. · Jul 8, 2026 · eastvillagemagazine.org
“With June being Pride Month, I have no issues with that whatsoever.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Casey Lester on them.
- Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
All sources (2)
- Sample ballots, November 3, 2026 State General Election: Genesee County (every precinct)
Election filing · Michigan Department of State, Michigan Voter Information Center · mvic.sos.state.mi.us
- Meet the Primary Candidates: Eighth Ward Flint City Council
Candidate questionnaire · East Village Magazine / Flint. Daily. · Jul 8, 2026 · eastvillagemagazine.org
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