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MUSKEGON, MI - Voters reelected an incumbent and voted in a new official Tuesday in Muskegon’s at-large commissioner race. Incumbent commissioner and current vice mayor Rebecca St. Clair was re-elected, along with newcomer Kiley Jackson. St. Clair received 3,181 votes, or 34.19%, and Jackson received 2,375 votes, or 25.53%. The Muskegon City Commission is made up of four ward commissioners, representing different sections of the city, and two at-large commissioners, representing the city as a whole. They serve four-year terms. St. Clair, 50, a Lakeside resident, works full-time as a clinical manager for youth services at HealthWest. She has served as vice mayor of the city commission for the last two years. In a second term, St. Clair said she would continue working with developers to increase housing. She said the city is about halfway toward reaching its goal of 3,000 units by 2028 and has prioritized bringing in all types of housing and various price points. Jackson, 23, is a recovery court specialist for the Muskegon County 14th Circuit Court. She lives in the Nims neighborhood, where she grew up. She recently earned her bachelor’s degree in political science, with a minor in human rights, from Grand Valley State University. She attended Muskegon Community College for the first two years of college. As a commissioner, she would focus on voter and civic engagement. John C. Allen and Teresa Emory were the other at-large commissioner candidates on the Nov. 4 ballot. Emory received 2,023 votes, or 21.74%, while Allen received 1,725 votes, or 18.54%. The candidates all made it through the August primary election, where there were originally five candidates.
