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David Bulkowski

Nonpartisan · Michigan · 2026

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City of Grand Rapids City ComptrollerMichigan · 2026Kent County sample ballot
Top priorities
  • Fulfill the charter-mandated independent audits and oversight of municipal spending.
  • Expand resident involvement in tax dollar allocation through participatory budgeting.
  • Inform residents about city expenditures and return-on-investment metrics for tax incentives and similar funding mechanisms.

Per the campaign site.

Biography

David Bulkowski is a lifelong Grand Rapids area resident who earned a graduate degree from Wayne State University; he served on the Grand Rapids School Board from 2001 to 2004 and as a Kent County Commissioner from 2012 to 2022, per his campaign site. He has worked with Disability Advocates of Kent County since 1995 and chaired Friends of Transit campaigns supporting Rapid public transportation millages over several election cycles, per the same source.

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