Mount Clemens mayor faces two challengers – Macomb Daily

Laura Kropp is from Mount Clemens. She lives with her husband, Paul, in Mount Clemens.

Laura is a small business owner. She previously worked as a special education teacher at Utica Community Schools.

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Laura currently serves as Mayor of Mount Clemens. She was first elected in 2019 and is serving her third term. She previously served as a Mount Clemons City commissioner from 2015 to 2019 and as a Mount Clemons Community School Board member from 2010 to 2014. She also ran for precinct delegate in 2018, but did not win. 

Supports aggressive development plans to attract new businesses to downtown Mount Clemens.

Wants aggressive development plans to attract new businesses to the downtown area.

- Wants aggressive development plans to attract new businesses to the downtown area.

Economy

Supports hiring a recreation director funded by medical marijuana revenue.

Supports the development of recreation programs in the city.

Wants to revive recreation programs in the city. 

- Supports hiring a recreation director funded by medical marijuana revenue.
- Wants to revive recreation programs in the city. 

Housing & Urban Development

As of August 13, 2025, Laura Kropp did not have a website or any information online.

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Healthcare

Public Services

As mayor, supported improving the city's wastewater treatment plant and replacing old sewers.

- As mayor, supported improving the city's wastewater treatment plant and replacing old sewers.

Energy & the Environment

Plans to reconstruct Cherry Street, Macomb Place, and the New Street parking lot in spring 2024.

As mayor, planned reconstruction on Cherry Street, Macomb Place, and the New Street parking in spring 2024. 

- As mayor, planned reconstruction on Cherry Street, Macomb Place, and the New Street parking in spring 2024. 

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Laura Kropp

Laura Kropp is from Mount Clemens. She attended Utica Community Schools. She lives with her husband, Paul, in Mount Clemens.

Laura is a small business owner. She works with her husband, Paul. She previously worked as a special education teacher at Utica Community Schools.

Laura is currently the Mayor of Mount Clemens. She was first elected in 2019 and has served two terms. Before becoming mayor, she served as a city commissioner from 2015 to 2019 and as a school board member from 2010 to 2014. She also ran for precinct delegate in 2018.

As of August 13, 2025, Laura Kropp’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports using medical marijuana tax revenue to fund hiring a recreation director.

Laura is a small business owner. She and her husband, Paul, run their business together. She previously worked as a special education teacher at Utica Community Schools.

Laura is currently the Mayor of Mount Clemens. She was first elected in 2019 and has served two terms. She previously served on the Mount Clemens City Commission from 2015 to 2019 and on the Mount Clemens Community School District Board from 2010 to 2014.

Supports diversity, equity, and inclusion in economic development and community engagement.

Supports the development of the Manchester Mount Clemens apartment complex, which is expected to increase the downtown population significantly.

Supports hiring a recreation director funded by medical marijuana revenue to enhance local recreation programs.

Supports the decision to join the Great Lakes Water Authority for water system management.

Plans to reconstruct Cherry Street, Macomb Place, and New Street parking lot in spring 2024.

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Rhonda Powell for Congress

Rhonda earned a bachelor's degree from Siena Heights University and a master's degree from Capella University.

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Rhonda is the statewide operations director of We the People MI. She is also the founder of Metro Equity Collaborative, a non-profit organization.

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Fired Macomb Co. director files whistleblower lawsuit

Rhonda previously ran for U.S. House Michigan District 10 in 2022 but did not win.

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Supports reducing red tape for small business owners and creating a welcoming environment for investment.

- Supports reducing red tape for small business owners and creating a welcoming environment for investment.

Wants to "protect city assets, strengthen neighborhoods, [and] preserve what makes Mount Clemens special."

- Wants to "protect city assets, strengthen neighborhoods, [and] preserve what makes Mount Clemens special."

As of August 13, 2025, Rhonda Powell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports making healthcare more affordable.

- Supports making healthcare more affordable.

Believes in "open, accountable government where your voice matters."

- Believes in "open, accountable government where your voice matters."

Supports universal pre-kindergarten and access to quality public schools.

Supports reinstating the Youth Advisory Council to develop future leaders.

- Supports universal pre-kindergarten and access to quality public schools.
- Supports reinstating the Youth Advisory Council to develop future leaders.

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Rhonda Powell

Rhonda previously ran for U.S. House Michigan District 10 in 2022 but did not win. She was appointed as Macomb County's director of health and community services in 2017 and served in that role until 2019. Before that, she served as director of Macomb Community Action from 2014 to 2017.

As of August 13, 2025, Rhonda Powell did not have a website or any information online.

Walter Ley

Supports creating community resource centers, public/private partnerships, small business development, and multiracial coalitions.

Supports helping working families "not just get by, but thrive."

Supports creating community resource centers, building public/private partnerships, and small business development.

Supports helping working families to "not just get by, but thrive."

- A mayor’s job can be different in each city, but they usually make sure city laws are followed, help create and manage the city’s budget, appoint people to boards and committees, and oversee city services like police, fire departments, parks, and public transportation.
- The mayor works with the city council and sometimes helps make decisions by voting.
- They may be elected in partisan elections or nonpartisan elections, depending on the city. 
- They are elected to a two- or four-year term, depending on the city.