Decision 2013: Two felons - including a convicted killer - elected to Flint, MI, City Council

[UrbScotty]

The newly elected Flint City Council includes a convicted killer, a man who served probation for felonious assault and two people who have gone through personal bankruptcies.

Wantwaz Davis, who beat incumbent Bernard Lawler by 71 votes to win the Fifth Ward seat, served 19 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in 1991.

Davis said he didn't hide his murder conviction from voters and openly talked about the conviction with residents, but it never was publicly reported. The Journal learned of the conviction Wednesday and Davis confirmed it when asked.

"The council people are elected. They're going to get sworn in on Monday. Nothing you write about it is going to change it now," Council President Scott Kincaid said. "It's not something that was hidden or should be a surprise to constituents in the Fifth Ward."

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2013/11/flint_voters_elect_two_convict.html#incart_m-rpt-2

(Disclaimer: I know someone who ran for city council there, but lost. )

[annabanana]

1. Doesn't matter. I think that Flint is under "emergency management"

They might just as well elect a tree.