City, township & village

Mayor, City of Hillsdale

Vote for: 1
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The mayor leads city government, presides over the council and represents the city.

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Matthew H. Bentley

No party listed

Hillsdale City Council member

The gist

Supports putting more city money into road repair.
Opposes city spending on downtown economic development projects.
Opposes the Broad Street 'road diet' with bike lanes.
Opposes funding road repairs through special assessment districts.

More about Matthew

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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”
Opposes city spending on downtown economic development projects.
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.”
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.”
Opposes funding road repairs through special assessment districts.
Bentley and Flynn go head-to-head at first mayoral debate
Debate / forum transcript · Hillsdale Collegian · hillsdalecollegian.com
“Both candidates agreed that the use of special assessment districts to fund road repairs are over.”

Bob Flynn

No party listed

Hillsdale City Council member; retired radio broadcaster

The gist

Proposes a dedicated city savings fund for road repairs.
Supports the downtown Broad Street 'road diet'.
Opposes funding road repairs through special assessment districts.
Pledges to start the city manager search early.

More about Bob

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Proposes a dedicated city savings fund for road repairs.
Who's running for mayor: Bob Flynn
Interview · Hillsdale Collegian · hillsdalecollegian.com
“Flynn said he wants the city to establish a dedicated fund out of the city’s budget for roads.”
Supports the downtown Broad Street 'road diet'.
Bentley and Flynn go head-to-head at first mayoral debate
Debate / forum transcript · Hillsdale Collegian · hillsdalecollegian.com
“Flynn has supported the road diet downtown, but said he disagrees with extending the scope to the fairgrounds.”
Opposes funding road repairs through special assessment districts.
Bentley and Flynn go head-to-head at first mayoral debate
Debate / forum transcript · Hillsdale Collegian · hillsdalecollegian.com
“Special assessment districts are done,” Flynn said.”
Pledges to start the city manager search early.
Bentley and Flynn go head-to-head at first mayoral debate
Debate / forum transcript · Hillsdale Collegian · hillsdalecollegian.com
“We need to start probably right after Christmas to look for candidates for a new city manager position”

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