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Victor retired as a Captain in the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety and served as Director of the Police Academy at Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC).

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Victor is currently a Portage City Council member. He was appointed to fill a vacancy in 2020 and was re-elected in 2021. 

Supports revitalizing Portage’s commercial properties, including Crossroads Mall and the Lake Center District, and backed a facade improvement program to incentivize business property upgrades.

- Supports revitalizing Portage’s commercial properties, including Crossroads Mall and the Lake Center District, and backed a facade improvement program to incentivize business property upgrades.

Economy

Supports housing policies that maintain Portage's affordability for working-class families and plans to keep property tax rates at 10.64 mills, the lowest since 2009.

- Supports housing policies that maintain Portage's affordability for working-class families and plans to keep property tax rates at 10.64 mills, the lowest since 2009.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports raising wages for new Portage Police Officers by over 7% in 2025.

Supported raising wages for new Portage Police Officers by over 7% in 2025.

- Supported raising wages for new Portage Police Officers by over 7% in 2025.

Public Safety

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

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Victor Ledbetter

Victor is currently a Portage City Council member. He was appointed to fill a vacancy in 2021. Instead of running for the final two years of his appointed term, Ledbetter ran for one of three four-year seats in the 2021 election but did not win.

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

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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.