Sheldon Neeley | |
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| 94th Mayor of Flint | |
| Assumed office November 11, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Weaver |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 34th district | |
| In office January 1, 2015 – November 11, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Woodrow Stanley |
| Succeeded by | Cynthia Neeley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1968 Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Cynthia Neeley |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Delta College (AA) Saginaw Valley State University (attended) |
Sheldon A. Neeley[1] (born September 20, 1968)[2] is an American politician, currently serving as the Mayor of Flint, Michigan. He was elected as Flint's mayor in 2019 and served an abbreviated three-year term before being re-elected in 2022.[3] Neeley is a registered Democrat and a former state representative in Michigan's 34th House district.[4] He served two complete terms and one partial term in the Michigan House of Representatives between 2015 and 2019. He resigned from his position in the House when he was elected as the Mayor of Flint in 2019.[4][5] Neeley's wife, Cynthia, was elected to his former seat on March 10, 2020.[6] Neeley served two complete terms and one partial term on the Flint City Council between 2005 and 2014, prior to his tenure as Michigan Representative and was the Council's first African-American member to have come from Flint's Sixth Ward.[7]
- ^ "Representative Sheldon Neeley's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Legislator Details - Sheldon Neeley". Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Fonger, Ron (2022-11-09). "Neeley wins second term as Flint mayor with 53% of vote". mlive. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ a b "Sheldon Neeley". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ Fonger, Ron (November 15, 2019). "Another Neeley files to run for elected office Mayor's wife wants to finish husband's term representing 34th District in state House". The Flint Journal. pp. A04.
- ^ Cynthia Neeley wins husband’s state house seat in Flint The Flint Journal via MLive.com, March 10, 2020
- ^ "An interview with Sheldon Neeley: "We're going to continue down a path that I created and we have a blueprint for it"". East Village Magazine. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-12-08.