Lansing, Michigan

General information

Mayor:| Andy Schor
Mayor party:| Nonpartisan
Last mayoral election:| 2021
Next mayoral election:| 2025
Last city council election:| 2021
Next city council election:| 2022
City council seats:| 8
Composition data (2019)
Population:| 117,159
Race:| White 61.0%
African American 23.3%
Asian 4.4%
Native American 0.7%
Pacific Islander 0.0%
Two or more 8.1%
Ethnicity:| Hispanic 12.4%
Median household income:| $41,674
High school graduation rate:| 89.4%
College graduation rate:| 26.2%
Related Lansing offices
Michigan Congressional Delegation
Michigan State Legislature
Michigan state executive offices

Lansing is a city in Ingham County, Michigan. The city's population was 112,644 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.

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* Mayor
* City council
* Other elected officials
* Elections
* Census information
* Budget
* Contact information
* Ballot measures

## Contents

* 1 City government
* 1.1 Mayor
* 1.2 City council
* 1.3 Other elected officials
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2022
* 2.2 2021
* 3 Census information
* 4 Budget
* 4.1 Revenue and expenditure by year
* 5 Contact information
* 6 Ballot measures
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 Footnotes

## City government[edit]

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Lansing utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.

### Mayor[edit]

The mayor is the city's chief executive. The responsibilities of the mayor include proposing a budget, signing legislation into law, serving as conservator of the peace, appointing departmental directors, and overseeing the city's day-to-day operations. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[1][2]

The current Mayor of Lansing is Andy Schor (nonpartisan). Schor assumed office on January 1, 2018.

### City council[edit]

The Lansing City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for adopting the city budget, approving mayoral appointees, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.[3]

The city council is made up of eight members elected to four-year terms. Four members are elected from the city's four wards, while the other four members are elected at large.[4]

* Click here for a current list of council members

Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends

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Lansing City Council At-Large | Jeffrey Brown | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2022 | December 31, 2025
Lansing City Council At-Large | Peter Spadafore | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2018 | December 31, 2025
Lansing City Council At-Large | Patricia Spitzley | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2016 | December 31, 2023
Lansing City Council At-Large | Carol Wood | Nonpartisan | 2000 | December 31, 2023
Lansing City Council Ward 1 | Brian Daniels | Nonpartisan | February 1, 2022 | December 31, 2022
Lansing City Council Ward 2 | Jeremy Garza | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2018 | December 31, 2025
Lansing City Council Ward 3 | Adam Hussain | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2016 | December 31, 2023
Lansing City Council Ward 4 | Brian Jackson | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2018 | December 31, 2025

### Other elected officials[edit]

Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Lansing, Michigan.

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: City elections in Lansing, Michigan (2022)

The city of Lansing, Michigan, is holding general elections for city council on November 8, 2022. A primary is scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election is April 19, 2022.

### 2021[edit]

See also: Mayoral election in Lansing, Michigan (2021) and City elections in Lansing, Michigan (2021)

The city of Lansing, Michigan, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for August 3, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was April 27, 2021.

## Census information[edit]

The table below shows demographic information about the city.

Demographic Data for Lansing (2019)

| Lansing
Population | 117,159
Land area (sq mi) | 39
Race and ethnicity**
White | 61%
Black/African American | 23.3%
Asian | 4.4%
Native American | 0.7%
Pacific Islander | 0%
Two or more | 8.1%
Hispanic/Latino | 12.4%
Education
High school graduation rate | 89.4%
College graduation rate | 26.2%
Income
Median household income | $41,674
Persons below poverty level | 24.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019)
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## Budget[edit]

The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from July 1 to June 30 of the next year. The mayor is in charge of submitting a proposed budget to the city council by the fourth Monday in March. The city council must adopt the budget for the next fiscal year by the third Monday in May of each year.[5][6]

### Revenue and expenditure by year[edit]

The total revenue and expenditure figures were pulled from the all funds revenue and expenditures tables in the city's fiscal year 2021-2022 adopted budget.[6]

City of Lansing historical revenue and expenditures

Fiscal year | Budget type | Total revenue | Total expenditure
2022 | Adopted | $133,116,350 | $151,291,350
2021 | Projected | $131,470,500 | $137,541,561
2020 | Actual | $135,967,542 | $135,878,024

## Contact information[edit]

Mayor's office
124 W. Michigan Ave., 9th Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: 517-483-4141

City Clerk's office
124 W. Michigan Ave., 9th Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: 517-483-4131

Click here for city council contact information.

## Ballot measures[edit]

See also: Ingham County, Michigan ballot measures

The city of Lansing is in Ingham County. A list of ballot measures in Ingham County is available here.

## See also[edit]

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* Cities in Michigan
* Ingham County, Michigan
* Largest cities in the United States by population

## External links[edit]

* Official City of Lansing website
* Office of the Mayor
* City Council
* Lansing City Charter

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ City of Lansing, "4-101 - Powers and duties generally," accessed October 25, 2021
2. ↑ City Pulse, "Does Lansing need a strong mayor or a city manager?" March 27, 2021
3. ↑ City of Lansing, "3-101 - City Council.," accessed October 25, 2021
4. ↑ City of Lansing, "Council Members," accessed October 25, 2021
5. ↑ City of Lansing, "2019 to 2020 Fiscal Year Comprehensive Annual Financial Report," accessed October 25, 2021
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 City of Lansing, "2021 to 2022 Fiscal Year Adopted Budget," accessed October 25, 2021

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