Former Flint City Council president among challengers in Ward 3 ...

AC attended the University of Michigan-Flint.

AC is a radio host for the gospel radio station WFLT 1420 AM.

AC Dumas was previously elected as a Democratic precinct delegate. AC ran for Flint City Council in 2021 but did not win.

Wants to expand business opportunities for companies who want to do business in the city of Flint, especially Black-owned businesses.

Wants to lower water and sewer rates and eliminate "unnecessary taxes."

- Wants to expand business opportunities for companies who want to do business in the city of Flint, especially Black-owned businesses.
- Wants to lower water and sewer rates and eliminate "unnecessary taxes."

Economy

As of May 29, 2025, AC Dumas did not have a website or any information online.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports increasing funding for the Flint Police Department to hire more detectives and investigate the backlog of complaints.

Opposes the sale of alcohol and lottery tickets in the 3rd Ward.

- Supports increasing funding for the Flint Police Department to hire more detectives and investigate the backlog of complaints.
- Opposes the sale of alcohol and lottery tickets in the 3rd Ward.

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Healthcare

Public Services

Opposes turning neighborhoods into green zones.

Wants to clean up the city and restore neighborhoods.

- Wants to clean up the city and restore neighborhoods.

Energy & the Environment

Transportation & Infrastructure

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AC Dumas

AC Dumas was previously elected as a Democratic precinct delegate. This is his first time running for public office.

Advocates for more police officers and detectives to address crime.

As of May 29, 2025, AC Dumas’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Buket Urgen

Beverly attended Mott College in Flint to study culinary arts. She is a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Beverly owns Beverly & Catering, a local catering business.

As of May 29, 2025, Beverly Biggs-Leavy’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Plans to ensure grant money is used to clean up blighted properties.

Plans to ensure grant money is used to clean up neglected properties.

Plans to transform vacant lots into green spaces, community gardens, and recreational areas.

Plans to push for stronger enforcement of laws holding absentee property owners responsible for their building's condition.

Plans to push for better enforcement of laws holding absentee property owners responsible for their building's condition.

Supports affordable housing development, home repair assistance programs, and initiatives that help residents maintain their properties.

- Plans to ensure grant money is used to clean up neglected properties.
- Plans to transform vacant lots into green spaces, community gardens, and recreational areas.
- Plans to push for better enforcement of laws holding absentee property owners responsible for their building's condition.
- Supports affordable housing development, home repair assistance programs, and initiatives that help residents maintain their properties.

Plans to work with local non-profits, neighborhood associations, and residents to identify urgent cleanup areas and develop community-driven maintenance strategies.

Plans to organize regular citywide cleanup events to remove trash, debris, and graffiti from public areas.

Plans to create opportunities for residents to have a say in how their community is run, whether through surveys, community boards, or advisory councils.

Plans to create opportunities for residents to have a say in how their community is run, through surveys, community boards, or advisory councils.

- Plans to work with local non-profits, neighborhood associations, and residents to identify urgent cleanup areas and develop community-driven maintenance strategies.
- Plans to organize regular citywide cleanup events to remove trash, debris, and graffiti from public areas.
- Plans to create opportunities for residents to have a say in how their community is run, through surveys, community boards, or advisory councils.

Beverly Biggs-Leavy

Beverly attended Mott College in Flint to study culinary arts.

Advocates for affordable housing development, home repair assistance programs, and initiatives that help residents maintain their properties.

Plans to hold regular town hall meetings to listen to residents' concerns.

Plans to convert vacant lots into green spaces, community gardens, and recreational areas after clearing blighted properties.

Plans to direct grant money towards cleaning up blighted properties.

- 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.