Sarah Kallio has lived in Grand Haven for nearly 25 years with her husband, Larry. She has a bachelor's degree in engineering from Michigan State University.

Sarah provides marketing, design, and web services to small businesses. She is also the co-author of The Stocked Kitchen.

Sarah Kallio's campaign for Grand Haven City Council Member is her first entry into politics.

Supports careful, transparent budgeting that prioritizes essential services, maintains infrastructure, and avoids passing unnecessary costs to future generations.

Believes in creating a "clear, unified identity" that honors local character, supports small businesses, and balances the needs of residents and visitors.

Believes in honoring local character, supporting small businesses, and balancing the needs of residents and visitors.

- Supports careful, transparent budgeting that prioritizes essential services, maintains infrastructure, and avoids passing unnecessary costs to future generations.
- Believes in honoring local character, supporting small businesses, and balancing the needs of residents and visitors.

Economy

As of August 12, 2025, Sarah Kallio’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Healthcare

Believes in investing in spaces, programs, and pathways that support families and young people, including housing.

Supports investing in recreation programs, youth engagement, housing, and jobs to support families and young people.

- Supports investing in recreation programs, youth engagement, housing, and jobs to support families and young people.

Public Services

Supports policies that protect Grand Haven's natural resources, including its waterfront and neighborhoods, and plans to address environmental concerns with "smart, creative strategies, using grants and outside funding to reduce taxpayer burden."

Supports policies that protect Grand Haven's natural resources and plans to use grants and outside funding to reduce the taxpayer burden.

- Supports policies that protect Grand Haven's natural resources and plans to use grants and outside funding to reduce the taxpayer burden.

Energy & the Environment

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Sarah Kallio

Supports careful, transparent budgeting that prioritizes essential services, maintains critical infrastructure, and avoids passing unnecessary costs to future generations.

As of August 12, 2025, Sarah Kallio did not have a website or any information online.

Sarah Kallio has lived in Grand Haven for nearly 25 years. She has a bachelor's degree in engineering from Michigan State University.

Sarah is a marketing consultant. She has helped local small businesses with marketing, design, and web services for the past 15 years. She previously worked in corporate America, managing steel contracts for a large manufacturer and working as a buyer for top automotive suppliers. She also launched her own business and consulted for small companies. 

Supports investing in spaces, programs, and pathways that support families and young people, including recreation, youth engagement, housing, and jobs.

Supports policies that protect Grand Haven's natural resources, including its waterfront and neighborhoods, and plans to address environmental concerns with "smart, creative strategies" that use grants and outside funding to reduce the burden on taxpayers.

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- 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.