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Mayor, City of Flint
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Sheldon A. NeeleyOfficial portrait — City of Flint

Sheldon A. Neeley

Candidate for Mayor, City of Flint

No party listedIncumbent

Background

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Mayor of Flint

Mayor of Flint, first elected in 2019. Served three terms on the Flint City Council (6th Ward) starting in 2005 and was elected to the Michigan House (34th District) in 2014; worked 27 years as a broadcast engineer at WJRT-ABC 12.

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Photo: Official portrait — City of Flint

Documented positions

Housing

  • Proposes a plan to reduce residents' insurance costs

    Meet the Primary Candidates: Flint Mayoral Election

    Candidate questionnaire · East Village Magazine / Flint. Daily. · Jul 21, 2026 · eastvillagemagazine.org

    “we’re working on a plan to alleviate a lot of the stress about insurance costs for residents.”
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  • Pledges more tree removal, blight removal and demolitions

    Meet the Primary Candidates: Flint Mayoral Election

    Candidate questionnaire · East Village Magazine / Flint. Daily. · Jul 21, 2026 · eastvillagemagazine.org

    “we need to cut dangerous trees… We need to continue to remove blight from our city and demolish more condemned buildings.”
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Economy & jobs

Roads & infrastructure

  • Proposes lowering residents' water costs

    Meet the Primary Candidates: Flint Mayoral Election

    Candidate questionnaire · East Village Magazine / Flint. Daily. · Jul 21, 2026 · eastvillagemagazine.org

    “We’re looking at ways to reduce costs for residents for essential services, like water, right now.”
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Health & human services

  • Proposes city efforts to address health disparities

    Meet the Primary Candidates: Flint Mayoral Election

    Candidate questionnaire · East Village Magazine / Flint. Daily. · Jul 21, 2026 · eastvillagemagazine.org

    “We have large health disparities inside the city of Flint, both mental and physical.”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports the council's permanent Pride Month resolution

    Meet the Primary Candidates: Flint Mayoral Election

    Candidate questionnaire · East Village Magazine / Flint. Daily. · Jul 21, 2026 · eastvillagemagazine.org

    “Yes I support it, and I’m so happy that City Council caught up.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Sheldon A. Neeley on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.

All sources (4)

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