Drew Duncan joins Kalamazoo City Commission race, focusing on ...

Drew Duncan has worked as a campaign manager, field organizer, marketing strategist, speechwriter, and policy advocate. 

Drew's campaign for Kalamazoo City Commissioner is his first time running for public office.

Supports attracting tax-generating businesses, removing barriers for local entrepreneurs, and ensuring investments reach historically underserved neighborhoods.

- Supports attracting tax-generating businesses, removing barriers for local entrepreneurs, and ensuring investments reach historically underserved neighborhoods.

Economy

Supports zoning reform, tenant protections, and public investment in housing.

- Supports zoning reform, tenant protections, and public investment in housing.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports investing in non-police crisis teams, enhanced street lighting and sidewalks, and community programs aimed at addressing the root causes of violence.

Plans to invest in mental health response, neighborhood infrastructure, and violence prevention.

- Supports investing in non-police crisis teams, enhanced street lighting and sidewalks, and community programs aimed at addressing the root causes of violence.
- Plans to invest in mental health response, neighborhood infrastructure, and violence prevention.

Public Safety

Believes environmental protection is crucial for health, reducing costs, and ensuring a better future for Kalamazoo.

- Believes environmental protection is crucial for health, reducing costs, and ensuring a better future for Kalamazoo.

Healthcare

As of August 14, 2025, Drew Duncan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Services

Supports adding more trees, bioswales, and permeable pavement to reduce flooding and keep neighborhoods cool in the summer.

Supports protecting natural spaces by safeguarding wetlands, rivers, and parks from overdevelopment and pollution.

Supports sustainable building by setting higher energy efficiency standards for new developments.

Supports reducing waste through stronger recycling programs and limits on single-use plastics.

Supports empowering the community through the Environmental Concerns Committee to ensure environmental decisions include public input and scientific expertise.

Supports investing in clean energy by expanding solar power on city buildings and supporting renewable energy projects that cut costs and carbon emissions.

- Supports adding more trees, bioswales, and permeable pavement to reduce flooding and keep neighborhoods cool in the summer.
- Supports protecting natural spaces by safeguarding wetlands, rivers, and parks from overdevelopment and pollution.
- Supports sustainable building by setting higher energy efficiency standards for new developments.
- Supports reducing waste through stronger recycling programs and limits on single-use plastics.
- Supports empowering the community through the Environmental Concerns Committee to ensure environmental decisions include public input and scientific expertise.
- Supports investing in clean energy by expanding solar power on city buildings and supporting renewable energy projects that cut costs and carbon emissions.

Energy & the Environment

Supports adding more trees, bioswales, and permeable pavement to infrastructure to reduce flooding and keep neighborhoods cool in the summer.

- Supports adding more trees, bioswales, and permeable pavement to infrastructure to reduce flooding and keep neighborhoods cool in the summer.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Drew Duncan

Drew is a public servant and economic development professional. He works in workforce and economic development, helping to connect job seekers with opportunities and supporting local businesses. He previously held roles in local government, workforce boards, and small business support.

Drew's campaign for Kalamazoo City Commissioner is his first entry into politics.

Supports zoning reform, tenant protections, and public investment to aid non-profit developers and community land trusts.

Supports removing barriers for local entrepreneurs and ensuring investments reach historically underserved neighborhoods.

Supports investing in mental health response, neighborhood infrastructure, and violence prevention.

Supports zoning reform, tenant protections, and strategic public investment to ensure long-term housing affordability.

Believes a healthy economy works for everyone by removing barriers for local entrepreneurs, attracting businesses that generate tax revenue without displacing residents, and ensuring economic development plans include underserved neighborhoods.

Supports expanding clean energy, greening infrastructure, protecting natural spaces, and reducing waste.

Supports reducing waste by implementing stronger recycling programs and limiting single-use plastics.

Supports expanding clean energy, greening infrastructure, protecting natural spaces, reducing waste, and ensuring environmental decisions are guided by science and community voices.

- City commissioners in Michigan help make city-level laws, approve budgets, and oversee city services to serve the community’s needs. 
- Commissioners attend regular meetings, listen to public concerns, and vote on city issues like zoning, public safety, and spending. They also appoint and direct officials, like the city manager.
- City commissioners may be elected in partisan elections or nonpartisan elections, depending on the city. They may represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Terms for city council members often last two or four years, depending on the city.