GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Mayor-Elect David LaGrand will be sworn in at the Grand Rapids City Hall this month.
The Oath of Office ceremony will take place on the seventh floor of City Hall on Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend the ceremony.
Commissioners-Elect AliciaMarie Belchak, Milinda Ysasi and Marshall Kilgore, as well as Library Commissioners Kevin Peterson, Rachel S. Anderson and Justine Bryant will also be sworn in.
LaGrand defeated challenger Senita Lenear in a landslide in November.
He served as a state representative between 2015 and 2023 after winning a special election for the 75th District seat.
LaGrand also previously served on the Grand Rapids City Commission and Grand Rapids Public School Board.
He was born in Grand Rapids and is a Calvin College graduate. As an attorney, LaGrand was also an assistant Kent County Prosecutor.
LaGrand currently owns and manages Long Road Distillers and other West Michigan businesses.
When he's sworn in, current Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss will bid farewell to the office she's served for eight years.
In November, she sat down with 13 ON YOUR SIDE to reflect on the past nearly 20 years she spent holding public office.
