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Tina Conley served on the Burton City Council for a decade. She ran for Burton mayor in 2023 but did not win.

Opposes tax, water, and sewer rate increases.

- Opposes tax, water, and sewer rate increases.

Economy

As of August 14, 2025, Tina Conley did not have a website or any information online.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports increasing the fire chief's salary to $80,000.

- Supports increasing the fire chief's salary to $80,000.

Public Safety

Healthcare

Public Services

Energy & the Environment

Wants to increase economic growth, public safety, and address blight.

Wants to improve economic growth, public safety, and neglected local streets.

- Wants to improve economic growth, public safety, and neglected local streets.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Ethics & Conduct

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Christina has a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Michigan-Flint.

Christina works in sales and marketing. Previously, she worked as an elementary school teacher for 15 years.

Christina Fitchett-Hickson has served on the Burton city council since 2021. She previously ran for state representative in 2020 and state senate in 2022 but did not win. 

Supports low taxes to encourage families and businesses to move back to Michigan.

- Supports low taxes to encourage families and businesses to move back to Michigan.

As of August 14, 2025, Christina Fitchett-Hickson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports prioritizing infrastructure improvements and enhancing transparency in government.

- Supports prioritizing infrastructure improvements and enhancing transparency in government.

Supports encouraging the use of electric cars by improving charging technology and efficiency.

- Supports encouraging the use of electric cars by improving charging technology and efficiency.

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Christina Fitchett-Hickson

As of August 14, 2025, Don Jones did not have a website or any information online.

Don Jones

Ellenburg becomes first woman to lead county board in 30 years ...

Goetzinger defeats Ellenburg in Genesee County Board of ...

Ellen Ellenburg was a county commissioner in Genesee County from 2016 to 2024. Before that, she served as a Burton City Council member for nine years.

Supports community growth by investing in economic development.

Supports spending money on economic development to help the community grow.

- Supports spending money on economic development to help the community grow.

As of August 14, 2025, Ellen Ellenburg did not have a website or any information online.

Supports the efforts of the sheriff and prosecutor to ensure community safety.

Praises the sheriff and city prosecutor's efforts to keep the city safe.

- Praises the sheriff and city prosecutor's efforts to keep the city safe.

Supports investing in programs for seniors, veterans, and low-income individuals to promote inclusive and collaborative communities.

- Supports investing in programs for seniors, veterans, and low-income individuals to promote inclusive and collaborative communities.

Ellen Ellenburg

Correction to Burton City Council questionnaires from July 25 ...

Greg is the development director for the Genesee County Habitat for Humanity.

Greg Hull previously served on the Burton City Council until 2023. 

Supports lowering taxes, but only after ensuring critical city services are fully funded.

- Supports lowering taxes, but only after ensuring critical city services are fully funded.

Supports more affordable housing options and plans to incentivize homeownership and assist current homeowners.

- Supports more affordable housing options and plans to incentivize homeownership and assist current homeowners.

As of August 14, 2025, Greg Hull did not have a website or any information online.

Plans to improve parks, trails, and playgrounds without increasing taxes.

- Plans to improve parks, trails, and playgrounds without increasing taxes.

Believes traffic issues from the new GM plant on Davison Road were "predictable, but not inevitable" and that managing traffic from 83 truck bays should have been included in the original plan.

Thinks traffic issues from the new plant on Davison Road were "predictable, but not inevitable" and  says the plan should have included a way to handle traffic from 83 truck bays.

Plans to improve funding and planning for transportation infrastructure to make Burton more competitive for grants.

Plans to improve funding and planning for transportation infrastructure.

- Thinks traffic issues from the new plant on Davison Road were "predictable, but not inevitable" and  says the plan should have included a way to handle traffic from 83 truck bays.
- Plans to improve funding and planning for transportation infrastructure.

Burton residents are calling for city councilman Greg Hull to be removed for misconduct in office and a guilty plea in court.

Admitted to drunk driving and was charged with a misdemeanor.

- Admitted to drunk driving and was charged with a misdemeanor.

Greg Hull

Beautify Burton receives a $1,750 grant from Williamson Trust to ...

Kris Johns is the program manager at Beautify Burton.

As of August 14, 2025, Kris Johns did not have a website or any information online.

Kris Johns

- City council members in Michigan help make city-level laws, approve budgets, and oversee city services to serve the community’s needs. 
- Council members 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 council members 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.