Grand Rapids City Commission · Nov 3, 2026

Marshall Kilgore

City Commissioner, 3rd Ward; term ends December 31, 2028City of Grand Rapids

7 sourced positions

Marshall Kilgore (City Commissioner, 3rd Ward) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Grand Rapids City Commission after the election.

Movement building coordinator at the Michigan Environmental Council. He holds a political science degree from Western Michigan University.

Where Marshall Kilgore stands: positions on the record

Amplified sound near clinics1 sourced position

Voted yes on banning amplified sound within 100 feet of hospitals and clinics (passed 4-3, January 2026).
Council voteCity of Grand Rapids · Jan 13, 2026

1st Ward vacancy1 sourced position

Voted no on appointing former commissioner Kurt Reppart to the vacant 1st Ward seat (failed 3-3, April 2026).
Council voteCity of Grand Rapids · Apr 22, 2026

Mayor's vehicle1 sourced position

Voted yes on changing city policy to allow a vehicle allowance for the mayor instead of a city-owned car (passed 4-2, January 2025).
Council voteCity of Grand Rapids · Jan 14, 2025

Ethics and disclosure1 sourced position

Voted yes on requiring city elected officials to file annual financial disclosure reports starting in 2026 (passed 7-0, January 2026).
Council voteCity of Grand Rapids · Jan 13, 2026

City budget1 sourced position

Voted yes on the FY2027 budget ordinance, which set the city property tax levy at 8.7511 mills (passed 6-0, May 2026).
Council voteCity of Grand Rapids · May 19, 2026

Data centers1 sourced position

Asked the city to consider proactive zoning rules for data centers, citing their scale, energy and water demands.
“data centers present a unique and growing challenge for local governments”
Own statementWGVU · Dec 18, 2025

License-plate cameras1 sourced position

as reported by MLive via Government Technology
Said the city needs time to weigh how to respond to privacy concerns about Flock cameras.
“I hear the urgency in community, but I always say that we have to be metered and we don’t want to do things in haste”
Own statementGovernment Technology (MLive/TNS) · Aug 27, 2026

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