Sheldon Andre Neeley[1] (born September 20, 1968)[2] is an American politician, currently serving as the Mayor of Flint, Michigan.

[9] In October 2022, Neeley received backlash after Fox News Digital published an article revealing that multiple sources, including the Mayor of Flint page on the city's website, claimed he had received a bachelor's degree from Saginaw Valley State University.

[7] He was the local union president of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-Communication Workers of America until 2020.

For 4 years, he served as CEO of the Flint Inner City Junior Golf League, an organization founded by his father, Sam Neeley.

[13] Neeley received an endorsement from the Genesee County Democratic Black Caucus a few days prior to the Flint City Council’s November 8 general election.

[19][20] Neeley won re-election to the Flint City Council in the 6th Ward’s general election on November 3.

[24][4] At a candidate forum in June 2014, Neeley expressed his support for marriage equality and local law enforcement.

[25] In MLive’s 2014 voter questionnaire, Neeley voiced his opposition to Michigan’s implementation of emergency managers and listed job creation, education, and public safety as top priority issues.

[4] In the 2016 edition of The Flint Journal’s Voter Guide, Neeley voiced his support for tuition freezing as a temporary solution to rising tuition costs and listed infrastructure repair, environmental safety, law enforcement and economic growth as top priority issues.

[31] Neeley beat Republican challenger Page Brousseau in the November 8th general election, receiving nearly 90% of the vote.

Neeley beat opponents Steven Greene and Syrron Williams in the August 7th Democratic primary with nearly 90% of votes cast in the 34th district.

When questioned by The Flint Journal, Neeley identified public safety and economic development as key issues in the 2007 mayoral race.

[42] In the city’s August 6 nonpartisan primary election, Neeley faced Greg Eason, Don Pfeiffer, and incumbent Karen Weaver.

[50] Neeley received 4,943 votes (48.8% of those cast) in Flint's nonpartisan primary election held on August 2.

[54] Neeley and Hart worked together to end the gun buyback program, recruiting new officers, and increasing neighborhood patrol.

[55] Compared to 2019 when Neeley took office, there was a 30% increase in homicides, ranking Flint the tenth highest city for violent crimes in 2020.

However, Neeley did not implement a stay-at-home order, instead asking residents to voluntarily limit their social meetings.

The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act provided $100 million dollars to fund these expenditures.

[59] On March 8, 2020, Neeley announced his endorsement of Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election.