Editing Genesee County, Michigan (section)

==Government and politics==
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{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|105,303|114,670|3,295|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|98,714|119,390|3,660|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|84,175|102,751|10,715|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|71,808|128,978|2,956|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|72,451|143,927|4,117|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|83,870|128,334|1,571|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|66,641|119,833|4,391|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|49,332|106,065|18,659|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|47,834|105,156|47,008|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|70,922|104,880|1,057|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|92,943|89,491|953|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|78,572|90,393|14,935|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|80,004|88,967|2,467|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|85,747|73,896|2,806|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|63,948|75,174|24,891|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|48,311|100,346|221|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|74,940|72,059|458|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|75,431|62,808|235|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|62,220|56,753|739|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|38,270|45,032|2,926|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|41,145|52,445|527|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|38,495|50,300|488|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|21,097|49,891|2,943|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|28,231|36,860|2,176|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|42,743|10,910|200|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|34,264|4,225|2,389|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|24,543|7,408|922|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|9,353|9,311|651|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|3,426|3,005|6,882|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|7,211|3,234|768|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|6,594|2,281|730|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|6,478|3,934|489|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|5,638|4,915|290|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|4,785|3,712|1,046|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|5,404|3,904|856|Michigan}}
{{PresFoot|1884|Republican|4,328|3,657|1,005|Michigan}}

Genesee County is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] stronghold. It has only voted for a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate five times since 1932. The county, however, has shifted to the right since [[2016 United States presidential election in Michigan|2016]], with the Democrats carrying it by less than 10 points in each election since, including by less than 5 points in [[2024 United States presidential election in Michigan|2024]]. It last voted for a Republican during the [[1984 United States presidential election in Michigan|1984]] landslide reelection of [[Ronald Reagan]].

The county government operates the [[County jail|jail]], maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains [[vital records]], administers [[public health]] regulations and safeguards public health, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The [[county commission|county board of commissioners]] controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions—police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc.—are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

The Genesee County [[Administrative divisions of Michigan#Road commissions|Road Commission]], an independent county government unit, is head of a five-member Road Commission. Road Commissioners are appointed by the County Board of Commissioners with the daily management is handled by a manager-director.

Genesee County, except for the City of Flint, is under the jurisdiction of the 67th District Court of Michigan. District Courts have a limited jurisdiction as charged under state law. The 67th District Court operates in seven divisions, each with a single judge except for the Central Court Division, which is used for jury and felony cases.<ref>{{cite web |title = About 67th |publisher = County of Genesee |url = http://www.co.genesee.mi.us/districtcourt/About_67th/ABOUT%2067TH.html |access-date = January 17, 2007 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070203163156/http://www.co.genesee.mi.us/districtcourt/About_67th/ABOUT%2067TH.html |archive-date = February 3, 2007 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>

Genesee County is a founding member of the [[Karegnondi Water Authority]]<ref name="fj" /> The "outcounty" area (all but the city of Flint) receives library services from the Genesee District Library.<ref name=fj3>{{cite news |last1 = Thorne |first1 = Blake |title = Voters support new tax for Genesee District Library |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/05/voters_support_new_tax_for_gen.html |access-date = September 7, 2016 |work = The Flint Journal |date = May 4, 2011 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161009150940/http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/05/voters_support_new_tax_for_gen.html |archive-date = October 9, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> The county equivalent for school is the [[Genesee Intermediate School District]], which consist of school districts considered primarily within Genesee County.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} Charles Stewart [[Mott Community College]] is the local [[community college]]<ref name=ftp/> serving the same area as the GISD.
* Flint Area Narcotics Group is a Genesee County area anti-drug units head by the Michigan State Police consisting of 17 local members, some of whom loan police officers and resources to the group.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martindale |first1=Mike |title=MSP investigates drug unit over office drinking |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/08/01/msp-investigates-drug-unit-over-office-drinking/883376002/ |access-date=February 27, 2019 |work=Detroit News |date=August 1, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
* Genesee Auto-Theft Investigation Network (GAIN) is a Genesee County Sheriff Department led anti-auto theft task forces with local government members.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bohn |first1=Dean |title=Genesee County auto theft unit reorganized, gaining members - again |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2009/12/genesee_county_auto_theft_unit.html |access-date=February 27, 2019 |work=Flint Journal |publisher=MLive Media Group |date=December 25, 2009}}</ref>

===Elected officials===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Executive offices
! Officer
! Party
|-
| [[Prosecutor|Prosecuting Attorney]]<br />& County Counsel
| [[David Leyton]]
|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| [[Sheriff]]
| Christopher R. Swanson
|-
| [[County Clerk]]/[[Register of Deeds]]:
| Domonique D. Clemons
|-
| [[Treasurer|County Treasurer]]
| [[Deborah Cherry]]
|-
| [[Drain Commissioner]],<br />County Water Agent & [[Karegnondi Water Authority|KWA]] CEO
| Jeffrey Wright
|-
| County Surveyor
| [[Kim R. Carlson]]
|}<ref name=e2012>{{cite news |last = Averill |first = Andrew |title = Genesee County election 2012 results so far |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/11/genesee_county_election_result_5.html#incart_river |access-date = January 14, 2013 |newspaper = Flint Journal |date = November 7, 2012 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121227025724/http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/11/genesee_county_election_result_5.html#incart_river |archive-date = December 27, 2012 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>

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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=3 align=center |Board of Commissioners
|-
! District
! Commissioner
! Party
|-
| 1st
| Vacant
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic
|-
| 2nd
| Charles H. Winfrey
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic
|-
| 3rd<br />Chair
| Ellen Ellenburg
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic
|-
| 4th
| Vacant
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic
|-
| 5th
| James Avery
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic
|-
| 6th
| Shaun Shumaker
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
|-
| 7th
| Martin Cousineau
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic
|-
| 8th
| Dale Weighill
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic
|-
| 9th
| Michelle Davis
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic
|}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fonger |first1=Ron |title=Two campaigning to lead Genesee County commissioners in 2021 |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2021/01/two-campaigning-to-lead-genesee-county-commissioners-in-2021.html |access-date=January 6, 2021 |work=Flint Journal |publisher=MLive Media Group |date=January 6, 2021}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2 align=center | Circuit Court Judges
|-
!Division
! Judge
|-
| Chief Judge<br />Civil/Criminal
| Richard B. Yuille
|-
| Chief Judge Pro-Tem <br />Civil/Criminal
| Archie L. Hayman<ref name=e2012/>
|-
| Chief Judge Pro-Tem <br />Family
| Duncan M. Beagle
|-
| Civil/Criminal
| Joseph J. Farah
|-
| Civil/Criminal
| Elizabeth Kelly<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahmad |first1=Zahra |title=Live Genesee County election results for November 2018 midterm |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2018/11/post_521.html |access-date=February 27, 2019 |work=mlive.com |date=November 7, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Family
| [[John A. Gadola]]
|-
| Civil/Criminal
| Brian Pickell
|-
| Family
| David J. Newblatt
|-
| Family
| Michael J. Theile

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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2 align=center |67th District
|-
! Division
! Judge
|-
| Fenton Court,<br />Chief Judge
| Mark McCabe
|-
| Mt. Morris Court<br />Chief Judge
| Vikki Haley
|-
| Davison Court
| Jennifer Manley
|-
| Flushing Court
| David Goggins
|-
| 4th (Grand Blanc)
| Christopher R. Odette<ref name=e2012/>
|-
| Burton Court
| Hon. Judge Mark Latchana

|}
* Probate Court Judges
** Jennie E. Barkey, chief
** F. Kay Behm<ref name=e2012/>

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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Office
! District
! Officeholder
! Political party<ref name=e2022>{{cite web |url=https://cms7files.revize.com/genessecountymi/Cumulative%20Results-11-22-2022%2004-04-09%20PM.pdf|title=Genesee County, Michigan - Cumulative Results|publisher=Genesee County, Michigan|date=November 22, 2022|access-date=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]]
| [[Michigan's 7th congressional district|7th]]
| [[Tom Barrett (Michigan politician)|Tom Barrett]]
| rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican 
|-
| [[Michigan's 8th congressional district|8th]]
| [[Kristen McDonald Rivet]]
| rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Michigan Senate|State Senator]]
| [[Michigan's 22nd Senate district|22nd]]
| [[Lana Theis]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}| Republican
|-
|[[Michigan's 24th Senate district|24th]]
|[[Ruth Johnson]]
|-
| [[Michigan's 26th Senate district|26th]]
| [[Kevin Daley (politician)|Kevin Daley]]
|-
| [[Michigan's 27th Senate district|27th]]
| [[John Cherry III (politician)|John D. Cherry]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Democratic
|-
|rowspan=7 |[[Michigan House of Representatives|State Representative]]
| [[Michigan's 67th House of Representatives district|67th]]
| [[Phil Green (politician)|Phil Green]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
|-
|[[Michigan's 68th House of Representatives district|68th]]
|[[David Martin (Michigan politician)|David Martin]]
|-
|[[Michigan's 69th House of Representatives district|69th]]
|[[Jasper Martus]]
| rowspan = 2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic
|-
|[[Michigan's 70th House of Representatives district|70th]]
|[[Cynthia Neeley]]
|-
|[[Michigan's 71st House of Representatives district|71st]]
| [[Brian BeGole]]
|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
|-
|[[Michigan's 72nd House of Representatives district|72nd]]
| [[Mike Mueller]]
|-
|[[Michigan's 97th House of Representatives district|97th]]
| [[Matthew Bierlein (politician)|Matthew Bierlein]]
|}