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George-Michael Higgins (Fraser City Council At-large, Michigan, candidate 2025)
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George-Michael Higgins ran for election to the Fraser City Council At-large in Michigan. He was on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Higgins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
George-Michael Higgins provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on September 18, 2025:
- Birth date: February 5, 1994
- High school: Warren Woods Tower High School
- Gender: Male
- Profession: Real Estate Agent
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook
Elections
General election
General election for Fraser City Council At-large (3 seats)
Matthew Dantes, Crystal Fletcher, George-Michael Higgins, Lora Michael, and Patrick O'Dell ran in the general election for Fraser City Council At-large on November 4, 2025.
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| Matthew Dantes (Nonpartisan) | ||
Crystal Fletcher (Nonpartisan)  | ||
 | George-Michael Higgins (Nonpartisan) | |
| Lora Michael (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Patrick O'Dell (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Endorsements
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George-Michael Higgins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Higgins' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a lifelong Macomb County resident and Fraser homeowner for several years now here in the Venetian Village subdivision. I've been involved in volunteerism in our community since I was a kid helping to deliver with Meals on Wheels through Macomb Community Action with my Nana, something I proudly continue to do to this day as a volunteer driver for the Fraser 1 route to honor her since her passing several years ago.
I am a former IBEW union steward of two different locals, proud member of the Fraser First Booster Club, and a licensed real estate salesperson practicing here in Macomb County since 2021.
I've also worked in Michigan's House of Representatives where I specialized in constituents services for a local Macomb County state representative, helping our neighbors navigate state government and get the support they needed.
On City Council, I will continue to put the community's needs first — working to strengthen our community by supporting and attracting more of the small businesses that make Fraser feel like home, invest in our parks and public safety, support working people, and ensure government delivers for those who call Fraser home.- I will prioritize investing in filling sidewalk gaps, repairing neighborhood roads, returning our library to its permanent location at zero additional cost to residents, improving our parks, and supporting public safety. Additionally, we need to develop more of a vision for our City that focuses on a smarter, more community-focused development strategy to grow our taxbase and ease the tax burden on residents while creating a community we all want to live in. I think the City of Fraser should explore options in terms of specialized districts, using planning and zoning similar to what neighboring communities like Strerling Heights have done, to ensure gas stations can't dominate multiple corners of any more of the intersections in our city.
- I will advocate for state-led solutions to the water and sewer affordability crisis - solutions that keep our dollars here in Macomb County, work for working families, and let our seniors age in place with a water bill they can afford.
- I believe rising property tax burdens threaten our community’s future. I will work with the City Administration to ensure we are budgeting properly and paying down long-term liabilities where we can budget ahead of time, and avoiding unnecessary expenses while investing in the places where it counts: parks, public safety, drinking water infrastructure, and our local roads.
I’m passionate about public safety that builds trust to ensure every Fraser resident feels safe and welcome, along with strengthening our parks and investing in family-friendly infrastructure that makes our city feel more like home. McKinley Barrier Free Park is a great example of what’s possible through partnerships with local non-profits like the Fraser First Booster Club, where matching grants and non-profit support eased the burden on the City’s budget and allowed us to create an inclusive new community space for families and kids of all abilities.
I’m also committed to good water policy—pushing for state action on the water & sewer affordability crisis that works for Fraser and Macomb County while keeping our drinking water safe.
Fraser's City Council, including the Mayor, is the legislative and governing body of the City. City Council has oversight and sets direction over the affairs of the City, however, the City also has an appointed City Manager who is tasked with running the day-to-day affairs of the City and implementing policy passed by Council. Council is responsible for appointing and overseeing the City Manager.
City Council is responsible for the following:
Adopting or amending city ordinances.
Developing policy and standards for the city.
Determining how city funds are spent; approving budget; setting tax levies.
Honesty, transparency, the ability to reconsider one's opinion in light of new information, and respect for others - especially for those who may have a different point of view. This is a strictly non-partisan position, and local issues affect us all. Elected officials should also be responsive to the community they represent, and consider the community's needs first and foremost.
City Council is the legislative body that is closest to residents and voters, and that means it is also the most accessible. Any member of the public may come to City Council meetings and make their voice heard during public comment period, and Council members are prevented from interrupting or interfering in any way. The job of a city council member is to listen to the community they represent, take feedback from residents into account, and vote in the best interests of our community.
Each councilor is an elected member of the legislative body; their role is to vote on ordinances, policy, budgets, to represent Fraser residents as best they can, and help build a community we can all be proud to call home.
Each councilor is an elected member of the legislative body; their role is to vote on ordinances, policy, budgets, to represent Fraser residents as best they can, and help build a community we can all be proud to call home.
The first historical event I remember was the presidential election of 2000. I was about 6 at the time. I remember watching TV in my parents' living room as we tuned in to see when we would know who won.
My first job out of high school was a summer job at a warehouse that distributed fire safety equipment. I only had it a few months - the warehouse was often over 90 or 100 degrees during the summer. I gained a newfound respect for people who work hard, physical jobs that have them exposed to the elements. Since then, I have worked in real estate as an agent helping firsttime homebuyers, a constituent services aide in the Michigan House of Representatives, and on various campaigns.
East of Eden - Steinbeck's writing is some of my favorite, and his focus on the power of human choice and moral responsibility we all have in our daily lives is very profound. The characters he develops over the book are complex and relatable and engaging, and he ties it all together with a sustained metaphor retelling the story of Cain and Abel.
Representing the city, locally, statewide, and federally in certain matters. This is an issue that is especially important - council members need to stand up to state and federal budgets that cut revenue sharing for local governments, and fail to bring our tax dollars back home to our community to help repair and maintain our local roads, our water infrastructure, and our first responders. We need to advocate for the needs of our community to be taken seriously in Lansing and Washington D.C.
It's helpful but not strictly necessary. I am fortunate to have a strong civic background working in the Michigan House of Representatives, where I was able to get firsthand experience helping residents connect with and get support from state and local governments when they needed help navigating their government. We are here to serve - but also to represent the community, and most residents do not work in government or politics.
City Council and our local boards and commissions are the offices closest to residents, and fortunately, not everyone works in government and politics. Most people work in other professions and provide other goods and services to our community. Fraser residents come from all walks of life and professions, from plumbers and electricians to food service workers, autoworkers, stay at home parents, and doctors and lawyers. Everyone has the right to put their hand up, and run to represent and better their local community.
City Council and our local boards and commissions are the offices closest to residents, and fortunately, not everyone works in government and politics. Most people work in other professions and provide other goods and services to our community. Fraser residents come from all walks of life and professions, from plumbers and electricians to food service workers, autoworkers, stay at home parents, and doctors and lawyers. Everyone has the right to put their hand up, and run to represent and better their local community.
It would be helpful to have experience working or volunteering in the community for charitable causes or at a small or mid sized business where you provided service to customers and residents who needed help. City Council is the closest level of government, and council members frequently act as liaisons for their neighbors who need help with city issues.
The oversight and legislative role of Council make it unique, along with the fact that this office is non-partisan. In these uncertain and deeply divided times, the non-partisan nature of this office is a powerful in bringing our local community together and solving local problems by working together with our neighbors regardless of party to build a better future.
I've heard from multiple neighbors on my street how long they've lived in Fraser. Some of them have been here over 50 years. They've lived here while they've gotten married, had kids, raised their kids, and seen those same kids head off to school and eventually move elsewhere and sometimes buy their own home here in Fraser.
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2025 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ "Email with Michigan Secretary of State," September 11, 2025
