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Mayor, City of Hillsdale

Matthew H. Bentley

Candidate for Mayor, City of Hillsdale

No party listed

Background

Occupation
Hillsdale City Council member

Hillsdale City Council member since 2024 and a Hillsdale native who served in the Army before working in the securities industry in Chicago. Ran for mayor in the 2025 special election.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

Economy & jobs

  • Opposes city spending on downtown economic development projects.

    He cited the Broad Street road diet, the Keefer House Hotel and the Dawn Theater.

    Who's running for mayor: Matthew Bentley

    Interview · Hillsdale Collegian · hillsdalecollegian.com

    “If that’s what economic development looks like, I don’t see that that’s been worth it. We’ve been chasing a phantom.”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports putting more city money into road repair.

    Who's running for mayor: Matthew Bentley

    Interview · Hillsdale Collegian · hillsdalecollegian.com

    “We should fix the roads faster, and we should put more money into the roads”
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  • Opposes the Broad Street 'road diet' with bike lanes.

    Bentley and Flynn go head-to-head at first mayoral debate

    Debate / forum transcript · Hillsdale Collegian · hillsdalecollegian.com

    “Bentley said he feels that the change would be too expensive for too little payoff, citing a lack of necessity for the proposed bike lanes.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Matthew H. Bentley on them.

  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

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Matthew H. Bentley for Mayor, City of Hillsdale, Michigan · The Gist