Gerald P. Thomas is a 40-year resident of Taylor. He is a married father of three and a grandfather of five. 

Gerald is the deputy treasurer for the City of Taylor. He previously served as a Taylor auxiliary police officer, assisting patrol units with traffic control and supporting community safety initiatives, and as a Taylor auxiliary firefighter, responding to emergencies and aiding firefighting crews. He is also a veteran.

Gerald previously served as Vice President of the Taylor School Board.

Believes in implementing policies and investments to strengthen the local economy, create good-paying jobs, and ensure technological progress.

Believes in marketing Taylor's infrastructure and available buildings to attract new businesses and support current small businesses.

- Believes in implementing policies and investments to strengthen the local economy, create good-paying jobs, and ensure technological progress.
- Believes in marketing Taylor's infrastructure and available buildings to attract new businesses and support current small businesses.

Economy

Plans to strengthen the rental inspection program by hiring more inspectors, enforcing codes, holding landlords accountable, and ensuring timely inspections for safe, well-maintained housing.

- Plans to strengthen the rental inspection program by hiring more inspectors, enforcing codes, holding landlords accountable, and ensuring timely inspections for safe, well-maintained housing.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports prioritizing the hiring and retention of highly trained police officers and firefighters through competitive wages, strong benefits, and a supportive work environment.

- Supports prioritizing the hiring and retention of highly trained police officers and firefighters through competitive wages, strong benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Public Safety

As of August 12, 2025, Gerald P. Thomas’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Plans to ensure residents continue to receive high-quality public services.

Supports timely snow removal by businesses to ensure safe pedestrian access to community services during winter storms.

Supports enhancing public services by seeking grants for community projects like pavilions, playscapes, pickleball courts, and extreme sports facilities, balancing quality of life improvements with fiscal responsibility.

Supports seeking grants for community projects like pavilions, playscapes, pickleball courts, and extreme sports facilities.

- Plans to ensure residents continue to receive high-quality public services.
- Supports timely snow removal by businesses to ensure safe pedestrian access to community services during winter storms.
- Supports seeking grants for community projects like pavilions, playscapes, pickleball courts, and extreme sports facilities.

Public Services

Energy & the Environment

Plans to improve infrastructure to benefit all residents.

Supports creating pedestrian-friendly spaces.

Supports prioritizing funding for critical improvements to sewer and water systems.

Supports prioritizing funding for critical improvements to sewer and water systems and ensuring they can withstand extreme weather events.

- Plans to improve infrastructure to benefit all residents.
- Supports creating pedestrian-friendly spaces.
- Supports prioritizing funding for critical improvements to sewer and water systems and ensuring they can withstand extreme weather events.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Gerald P. Thomas

- 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.