Dayne Walling is proud to have recently earned the endorsement of Congressman Dale Kildee. The coalition supporting Dayne's candidacy to become the next Mayor of Flint continues to grow. Each day, more and more of Flint's citizens and community leaders join the Walling team. As the last week of the campaign counts down, Dayne and his army of dedicated supporters will continue to work hard to reach out to the people of Flint and share his plan for a better future in our city.

You are invited to have breakfast with mayoral candidate Dayne Walling at a pancake breakfast hosted by Congressman Dale Kildee. Come and share your hopes, ideas, and concerns for the City of Flint's future. The event will be held this Saturday morning (Nov. 3rd), starting at 8:30am, at UAW Local 599 (812 Leith St, Flint). The breakfast is free. The donation of a toy for the Toys for Tots program is optional.

You can watch Dayne’s latest ad "Vision, Leadership, Courage" and all of Dayne’s campaign videos on the multimedia page.

In the only debate before the general election on Tuesday, November 6th, Dayne Walling was the clear winner, and demonstrated a clear vision for Flint.

Walling showed poise and a strong command of the issues facing Flint. “This is a critical election for Flint’s future,” stated Walling. “This election is about making sure that all of Flint’s children have opportunity again.”

Walling challenged Williamson on his failure to create jobs, fight crime, and lack of vision for Flint. Violent crime has doubled under Williamson and there are have been more murders in Flint than Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Warren combined. When Williamson took office Flint had the highest unemployment rate of any city in the state, and that is still true today. Since September 2006 Flint has lost 2000 jobs.

In his closing statement, Walling said:“Citizens of Flint: We have to learn to work together, we can’t continue to fight these old battles and blame our problems on the past. It’s going to take a lot of cooperation to bring jobs to Flint, to make our streets safer, and to give our children more opportunities. We have a great promise before us, an election this is an opportunity for a change. I ask you to give me your support on November 6th. I’ll work hard for you every day to bring those jobs, to make our streets safe, and to do more for our kids. We can do great things again in the city of Flint, the days of doing “ok” are gone. We need to do much better than that, and not judge ourselves on our past failures, but set our sights higher and aim for real success.”

Tonight at 7 p.m Dayne Walling will square off with Mayor Don Williamson in the only debate of the election season. The hour-long debate will be simulcast on WJRT Channel 12, WNEM channel 5, WEYI Channel 25, and WFUM Channel 28. Questions for tonight's debate were submitted by the people of Flint.

Get to know Dayne Walling. Read the Flint Journal's most recent profile here.

FLINT -- The two leading figures in Flint's top political family are announcing today that they are standing behind challenger Dayne Walling in the Flint mayoral race.

U.S. Rep. Dale E. Kildee and County Treasurer Daniel T. Kildee are issuing a rare joint endorsement in the mayor's race.

You can watch Dayne’s latest ad "Vision, Leadership, Courage" and all of Dayne’s campaign videos on the multimedia page.

Thirteen area pastors gathered today on the front lawn of Flint’s City Hall to show their personal support of Dayne Walling and his campaign to become the next mayor of Flint.

"We are different colors. We are different denominations, but we are united," said the Rev. Alfred L. Harris of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church.

Dayne showed his support for Flint’s postal workers by attending Monday night’s community meeting at the North Bank Center, which was organized to save Flint’s postal processing facility from a proposed move to Pontiac.

Dayne’s testimony at the meeting focused on Flint’s need for a city postal facility if we are to grow and be a center for banking, health care, and higher education.

Below you'll find a list of Dayne's current endorsements.

Afro American Police League
Clean Water Action
Flint Black Council
Flint Police Captains and Lieutenants Association
Flint Police Officers Association
Flint Police Sergeants Association
Fraternal Order of Police
GLS Building Trades
Genesee County Democratic Party
Genesee County Democratic Party-Black Caucus
Genesee County Democratic Party-Hispanic Caucus
Genesee County Democratic Party-Youth Caucus
Genesee County Democratic Party-Women’s Caucus
Genesee County Progressive Democrats
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 324 PAC
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Iron Workers Local Union No. 25
Michigan ACORN PAC
Michigan Democratic Party-Youth Caucus
Michigan Association of Police Organizations
RWDSU Local 602
Sisters United
Triangle Pride PAC
UAW-Flint Area Retirees’ Council
UAW Local 599
Young Voter PAC

Click here for the most current list of endorsements.

It is just 19 days until the election and the Walling campaign is building momentum every day. Thursday night’s fundraiser at Luigi’s restaurant was a tremendous success. The event was hosted by UAW members that support Walling, the Progressive Caucus of the Genesee County Democratic Party, and Dayne’s neighbors on Kensington St. Luigi’s El Toro side was packed to capacity with well over one hundred people from all corners of the city. Many people remarked throughout the event that they had never seen so many people at a political fundraiser before.

Monday night’s “debate” at St. Michael’s Church, sponsored by the Smith Village Citizens District Council, was a great success for the Walling campaign. Debates such as this are the foundation of representative democracy, yet Mayor Williamson chose not to attend, thus allowing Dayne to speak to the crowd of over 100 voters for the entire event. After his opening remarks, Dayne took questions from the audience, submitted prior to the debate, and answered each one thoroughly and honestly.

During the event, Dayne promised to work closely with Flint’s school system, neighborhood groups, churches and other non-profit agencies to turn our city around. Dayne also committed himself, once he is elected on Nov. 6th, to visiting Flint’s classrooms at least once a week to connect to Flint’s youth.

Watch ABC 12’s coverage of the “debate” here.

The Triangle Pride PAC has announced its support of Dayne Walling for Mayor of Flint. "Dayne has a terrific reputation," said President Sean Kosofsky "We think he'll do an excellent job representing all of Flint."

"It is gratifying to know that my campaign has earned the support of such a wide variety of groups including Pride PAC," said Dayne.

Read The Flint Journal's coverage of the announcement here.

Flint Journal Letter to the Editor 10-10-07

Dayne Walling is a brilliant young man who has been tested in city governments that have had many of the same problems we have here in Flint, with problem-solving, pragmatic results. Mr. Walling is a graduate of Flint Central and Michigan State University, with a great future for Flint planned that makes me resoundingly and vigorously support Dayne Walling for mayor of Flint. He is the best opportunity for recovery this city has had for 25 years.

Click here to read the full letter.

The Walling campaign hosted a grand opening celebration Wednesday afternoon to announce the opening of the campaign’s second office at 3713 Clio Rd. The new office will allow the campaign to double its efforts to reach out to every neighborhood in Flint.
Judging by how packed the parking lot was, the grand opening was an enormous success. Over 120 people were on hand to enjoy the festivities and meet fellow Walling supporters. There were lots of new faces to the campaign and many people signed on to volunteer their time and energy towards getting Dayne elected and bringing opportunity back to Flint.

The Genesee County Democratic Black Caucus unanimously voted to endorse Dayne Walling for mayor of Flint at their October 2nd meeting.

Dayne is working hard around the clock to build the largest and most diverse coalition of support in Flint's history.

You can read the Flint Journal's coverage of the endorsement here.

Tune in tonight at 11PM to watch this week’s episode of “Let’s Talk Flint” on Comcast channel 17.

If you miss Tuesday night’s broadcast, catch the replay on Friday afternoon at 4PM.
And remember to send your questions and show ideas to:

The Genesee County Democratic Black Caucus has invited Dayne to be their guest speaker this Tuesday 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Vet's Club 2408 S. Saginaw St. The meeting is open to the public and refreshments will be served.