Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County,Michigan,United States. Located along the Flint River,66 miles (106 km) northwest of Detroit,it is a principal city within the region known as Mid Michigan. At the 2020 census,Flint had a population of 81,252,making it the twelfth-most populous city in Michigan. The Flint metropolitan area is located entirely within Genesee County. It is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Michigan with a population of 406,892 in 2020. The city was incorporated in 1855.
Donald J. Williamson was an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Flint,Michigan from 2003 to 2009. He was married to Patsy Lou Williamson,who owned several car dealerships in the Flint area. He was chairman of The Colonel's International,Inc.,which manages two raceways.
Woodrow Stanley was an American Democratic Party politician. He was mayor of Flint,Michigan from 1991 until his recall in 2002,and was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 34 from 2009 to 2014.
James W. Rutherford was a mayor of the City of Flint,Michigan serving as the first "strong" mayor elected under Flint's 1974 charter. Rutherford served for two terms. Rutherford was elected as a caretaker mayor after the recall of Mayor Stanley was recalled and an Emergency Financial Manager,Ed Kurtz,was appointed by the state.
The City of Flint has operated under at least four charters. The City is currently run under its 2017 charter that gives the city a Strong Mayor form of government. It is also instituted the appointed independent office of Ombudsman,while the city clerk is solely appointed by the City Council. The City Council is composed of members elected from the city's nine wards.
Floyd J. McCree,was a Michigan politician. He was the first African American mayor of Flint,Michigan.
Dayne Walling is an American politician who was the mayor of Flint,Michigan from 2009 to 2015. Although the Flint mayor's office is a nonpartisan position,Walling is a member of the Democratic Party.
James Ananich is an American politician from the State of Michigan. He was a Democratic Party member of the Michigan State Senate from 2013 to 2023,representing the 27th district,which is located in Genesee County and includes the cities Burton,Clio,Flint,Mount Morris and Swartz Creek and the townships of Flint Township,Forest,Genesee,Mount Morris,Richfield,Thetford and Vienna. He was the minority leader from 2015 to 2023.
Charles Smiley is an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2010 to 2017.
Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA) is a municipal corporation responsible for distributing water services in the Mid-Michigan and Thumb areas of the U.S. state of Michigan. Members of the authority are the cities of Flint and Lapeer,and the counties of Genesee,Lapeer and Sanilac. Karegnondi is a word from the Petan Indian language meaning "lake" and another early name for Lake Huron.
Daniel Timothy Kildee is an American politician serving as a U.S. representative from Michigan since 2013,representing the state's 8th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the Genesee County Treasurer from 1996 to 2013,before succeeding his uncle,Dale Kildee,in Congress.
The Flint water crisis is a public health crisis that started in 2014 after the drinking water for the city of Flint,Michigan,was contaminated with lead and possibly Legionella bacteria. In April 2014,during a financial crisis,state-appointed emergency manager Darnell Earley changed Flint's water source from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the Flint River. Residents complained about the taste,smell,and appearance of the water. Officials failed to apply corrosion inhibitors to the water,which resulted in lead from aging pipes leaching into the water supply,exposing around 100,000 residents to elevated lead levels. A pair of scientific studies confirmed that lead contamination was present in the water supply. The city switched back to the Detroit water system on October 16,2015. It later signed a 30-year contract with the new Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) on November 22,2017.
Karen Weaver is an American psychologist and politician who was the mayor of Flint,Michigan,from 2015 to 2019. She was the first female mayor of the city and the fifth African-American to hold the office.
The 2017 Flint mayoral recall election in Flint,Michigan was held on November 7,2017,and resulted in incumbent mayor Karen Weaver being re-elected.
Cynthia Renay Neeley is an American politician serving in the Michigan House of Representatives for the 70th district. She is married to Flint mayor Sheldon Neeley.
The 2020 Michigan's 34th House of Representatives district special election was held on March 10,2020. Democratic nominee Cynthia Neeley defeated Republican nominee Adam Ford with 91.9% of the vote.
Eric Bradford Mays was an American auto worker and politician. Mays served as a member of the Flint City Council from November 2013 until his death in 2024,representing northwest Flint as the councilor from the city's first ward. During his tenure,Mays was known to be highly controversial due to several incidents where he was suspended and escorted out of city council meetings. He was also widely known on social media,particularly for his catchphrase,"Point of Order!".
The 2022 Flint,Michigan mayoral election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the mayor of the city of Flint,Michigan. The primary was held on August 8,2022. Incumbent mayor Sheldon Neeley was re-elected with 53% of the vote.
The 2019 Flint mayoral election was held on November 5,2019,to elect the mayor of the city of Flint,Michigan. The primary was held on August 2,2019. Sheldon Neeley narrowly defeated incumbent mayor Karen Weaver by less than 300 votes.
