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Commission approves resolution asking governor to schedule special election to fill state senate seat; one commissioner abstains
Summary
The City Commission approved Commissioner Tenney’s resolution calling on the governor to promptly schedule a special election to fill the 30th/35th district state senate seat. Commissioner Prince abstained, citing a professional conflict of interest.
The Bay City City Commission on April 7, 2025 approved a resolution requesting that the governor promptly schedule a special election to fill the vacant state senate seat for the district specified in the resolution.
Commissioner Tenney moved the resolution and Commissioner Coakley seconded. Commissioner Prince announced during discussion that she would abstain from the vote because of a professional conflict of interest. The clerk called the roll and recorded the motion as approved; the transcript records multiple yes votes but does not provide a full numerical roll-call tally in the meeting text.
Tenney described the measure as nonpartisan and framed it as restoring representation for constituents who are currently without a senator. The commission adopted the resolution and moved on to other business.
The resolution’s language and any follow-up to transmit the request to the governor’s office were not read into the record in full during the meeting; the clerk indicated the resolution was approved by roll call.
