Former Mayor of Troy Endorses Dane Slater in Special Election

Former Mayor of Troy and Councilwoman Jeanne M. Stine announced that she endorses Dane Slater in the May 7 special election.

Slater is currently serving as mayor, after former Mayor Janice Daniels was recalled in the November 2012 election. City Council appointed former Councilman Slater, a retired Troy Police captain, to the position by a 4-2 vote.

Five other candidates are on the ballot: David Elsas, Jon Desjardins, Faris Alami, Marty Knollenberg and Scott T. Welborn. Stine served as Troy's mayor from 1992 to 2001, and she was on city council for 21 years. 

"As a member of the police department, Dane's approach to a situation was always positive, resolute and non-judgmental, and since his election to city council in 2008, in a very different arena, his approach is the same," Stine said in a release issued Monday. 

"He is also the only candidate who has experience at the council table."

The office is non-partisan. The mayor is a part-time position that pays $175 per month.