Wednesday, October 24, 2012
In the 14th District race, Democrat Todd Stearn says Oakland County records show Republican Bill Dwyer missed commission and committe meetings, despite Dwyer's claim of a "100 percent" attendance record.
At last week's Harrison High candidate forum, a spokesperson for 14th District Oakland County Commission candidate Bill Dwyer (R-Farmington Hills) said he couldn't attend because of a county board meeting that morning. Cathy Webb said Dwyer has a "100 percent attendance record" when it comes to commission and committee meetings. On Tuesday, his opponent Todd Stearn, a Democrat from Beverly Hills, issued a statement challenging that claim. Stearn said records show Dwyer missed two meetings, March 27, 2012 and March 30, 2012, along with "numerous" assigned committee meetings. Stearn obtained an official commissioners' 2011 attendance record, which shows Dwyer missed three committee meetings. "The two (commission) meetings he is citing …
Monday, October 22, 2012
With 50 years in his public service career, Dwyer says he's running because there's still work to be done.
Oakland County Commissioner Bill Dwyer says he decided to run for second term because "there's still a lot of work to be done." Dwyer, a Republican from Farmington Hills, is running against Democrat Todd Stearn of Beverly Hills in the newly-drawn district that includes Farmington, a large, diagonal swath of Farmington Hills, Franklin, Bingham Farms, Beverly Hills and a small portion of Southfield. "I think I can do more in the second term as far as making sure we keep in place our triple A bond rating," he said. "That decreases the amount of money taxpayers have to pay for bonding." He's also focused on job creation and said of the 59,000 jobs created in Michigan in 2011, almost 40 percent were in Oakland County. "A lot of those have to…
A Democrat, Stearn says he is committed to job creation and economic development.
Beverly Hills resident and former city council president Todd Stearn says he's running for a seat on the Oakland County board of commissioners to give others what he didn't get: help opening his small business. Stearn, a Democrat, is running against incumbent Republican Bill Dwyer of Farmington Hills in the newly-drawn district that includes Farmington, a large, diagonal swath of Farmington Hills, Franklin, Bingham Farms, Beverly Hills and a small portion of Southfield. Beverly Hills' former county commissioner, Marcia Gershenson, is running in a new district. "When I heard Bill Dwyer was going to be the incumbent, I got concerned because of his voting record and lack of leadership," Stearn said. "I was worried he was going to ignore …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Incumbent County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and incumbent County Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard win the Republican nominations by a wide margin.
Here are the results for countywide seats in the Aug. 7 primary with 62 percent of the precincts reporting. Results are unofficial. Incumbent L. Brooks Patterson received 89.8 percent of the vote to defeat challenger E. Wadsworth Sherrod III, who received 9.96 percent of the vote, for the Republican nomination. In the November election, Patterson will face Democratic candidate Kevin Howley, who ran unopposed. Incumbent Jessica R. Cooper ran unopposed in the Democractic primary. In November, Cooper will face Republican Mike Bishop, who also ran unopposed. Incumbent Michael J. Bouchard received 87.9 percent of the vote to defeat challenger James Stevens who received 11.9 percent of the vote, for the Republican nomination. In the November …
Friday, August 3, 2012
We asked the Farmington Hills Republican about his strengths, his priorities and a book that has influenced him.
1. If you're elected, what will be your top priority during your term? Maintaining a financially healthy Oakland County is my top priority. This means: 2. What concern about county government do you hear most often from local residents? Our residents are very concerned about 4 areas: 3. What one personal quality will make you a good commissioner? I believe my openness to receiving input and feedback from residents and experts then acting upon this information with integrity and honesty makes me a good commissioner. 4. What strategies would you propose to your party's leadership for working with lawmakers of the opposing party? Creating common goals for the Commission and/or Task Forces then working as a team to achieve those goals without …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Incumbent Commissioner Bill Dwyer has a war chest more than three times larger than challenger Todd Stearn headed into the general election campaign season.
In the race for the newly drawn 14th Oakland County Commission seat, incumbent Bill Dwyer (R-Farmington Hills) is already out-raising and out-spending Demcoratic opponent Todd Stearn. Campaign finance reports filed July 27 show Dwyer raised $21,125 during the reporting period, while Stearn raised $13,714. You can find both candidates' reports online at oakgov.com; here are some of the highlights: Dwyer is taking more than $40,000 into the general election campaign season, while Stearn's campaign fund has a balance of just over $11,700. The vast majority of the more than 120 contributions on Stearn's finance report come from Oakland County residents, including a handful from Farmington and Farmington Hills. Dwyer, who received just under …
The incumbent Republican commissioner has a long history of public service.
Name : William J. Dwyer Also known as : Bill Age : 71 Place of residence : Farmington Hills Attended college : Yes College : Mercy College Degree : Bachelor of Science Year of graduation : June 1979 University : Wayne State University Degree : Masters of Criminal Justice Year of graduation : December 1983 Job titles held : Police Commissioner, Police Chief, Police Commander plus other police leadership positions Employers : City of Warren, City of Farmington HIlls, City of Detroit Party affiliation : Republican Running for position: Oakland County Commissioner Chamber/district: District 14 Incumbent: Yes First elected: 02 November 2010 Previous elective offices : None Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : None Address P.O. Box 255, …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The city manager, chief of police and County Commissioner Bill Dwyer say state legislation with stiffer penalties will be more effective than local ordinances.
While officials in a number of Oakland County communities, the City of Detroit and Macomb County have banned or are considering bans on the sale of the synthetic drug K2, Farmington Hills officials will instead consider a resolution supporting the passage of state and federal legislation. West Bloomfield Township, Royal Oak, Troy, Waterford Township and White Lake Township have either passed or are talking about bans. Hills city manager Steve Brock said Tuesday that a city ordinance won't do much to stop sale of the drug, which is known by many other names including "Spice". "It only makes it a misdemeanor," Brock said. "And if you ban it by name, the manufacturers will change the name the next day ... Let's just deal with it on a state …
Friday, March 30, 2012
Republican Bill Dwyer says he's not taking a position on the controversial high court ruling.
After a divided Michigan Supreme Court handed Oakland County Republicans a win in a battle over redistricting Tuesday, Farmington area county commissioner Bill Dwyer (R-14th District) distanced himself from the political wrangling. The former Farmington Hills police chief said he's "not taking any position" in the battle over a new state law that would reduce the size of the county board from 25 to 21 commissioners and give the Republican-controlled board power over redistricting after each decicennial census. The ruling effectively overturns a map drawn by a county committee charged with redrawing districts after the 2010 census. "I'm a consensus builder," said Dwyer. "I'll continue to do that." Dwyer has filed for re-election and …
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12:20 pm on Friday, August 10, 2012
Although the listing for the race for Oakland County Comissioner (sic), 14th District was listed, after the GOP gerrymandering of the county districts, FH voters also voted for candidates for the 13th and 21st. more ›