Nonprofit leader and former MMA fighter Chuck Grigsby is running for East Lansing City Council
Chuck Grigsby, 2021.
Chuck Grigsby is running for one of two open four year seats on East Lansing s City Council.
and last updated 2021-07-29 18:48:38-04
EAST LANSING, Mich. â Chuck Grigsby is a former mixed martial arts fighter who now leads an educational nonprofit. He chaired both East Lansing s Human Rights Commission and the city s study committee for an independent police oversight commission.
Now he s running for one of three open city council seats.
âThatâs why I really ran for the four-year seat because I really believe with all the pandemic issues and the instability as far as representation on council and some of the people who have stepped down, people are tired of the fireworks when it comes to whatâs going on with Council,â Grigsby said.
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The game of musical chairs on the East Lansing City Council continues with seven candidates running for three seats in the Nov. 2 election.
Five candidates Daniel Bollman, George Brookover, Adam DeLay, Chuck Grigsby and incumbent Dana Watson filed this month to compete for two seats serving full, four-year terms.
There’s also a partial, two-year term coming open. That’s the seat vacated by former Mayor Pro Tem Mark Meadows. Both Meadows and former Mayor Ruth Beier resigned mid-meeting last year during a disagreement over terminating the city attorney’s contract.
The rest of the council appointed Watson and Ron Bacon to fill the vacancies until the next election.