Stephen Boyle
Green · MI
Stephen Boyle is a Detroit technology consultant and community organizer who spent two decades in corporate computing. He focuses on transportation, housing, and environmental policy.
Where Stephen Boyle stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (3 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (2 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Supported broad mental-health education, community stress-relief sessions, peaceful-dialogue training, and substance-use discussions.
October 12, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: patch.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Told the International Joint Commission that Detroit's water was unaffordable despite the city's proximity to abundant freshwater.
March 21, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: ijc.org
Joined a human blockade that stopped trucks from dumping petroleum coke at an unpermitted Detroit River site.
June 24, 2013Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: metrotimes.com
Argued publicly, as an activist with the Detroit Coalition Against Tar Sands, that a petroleum coke pile on the Detroit riverfront was hazardous waste under EPA rules. The pile came from a Detroit oil refinery and sat next to the river.
June 21, 2013Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: scientificamerican.com
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 support
Supported reparations that transfer land-bank homes to families and individuals in need while building self-sufficiency.
October 12, 2020Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: patch.com
Supported grants, broadband buildout, and community training to close Detroit's digital divide.
October 12, 2020Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: patch.com
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Opposed private-prison exploitation of incarcerated labor and supported organizing rights for incarcerated workers.
October 12, 2020Supports Labor Rights
Source: patch.com
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Filed a Detroit Board of Ethics complaint against City Council President Charles Pugh concerning a DDOT official's outside campaigning; the board dismissed the complaint.
September 18, 2012Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: detroitmi.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Opposed Detroit bus-service cuts and criticized replacing needed local transit service with outside management consultants.
February 29, 2012Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: masstransitmag.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Argued that the Board of Police Commissioners must remain an independent civilian-oversight body and a safe place for police complaints.
October 4, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: deadlinedetroit.com
Supported a policy barring Detroit police contract negotiators from approving agreements that permit violations of the City Charter.
October 4, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: deadlinedetroit.com
Called for police training on social injustice and perception as part of reform beyond internal departmental changes.
October 12, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: patch.com
Criticized the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners' meeting procedure and called for fair rules that protect independent civilian oversight.
August 27, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: detroitmi.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 3 support
Opposed private-prison exploitation of incarcerated labor and supported organizing rights for incarcerated workers.
October 12, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: patch.com
Criticized Detroit police use of facial-recognition technology before procedures and oversight policies were established.
October 12, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: patch.com
Called for police training on social injustice and perception as part of reform beyond internal departmental changes.
October 12, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: patch.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Supported reparations that transfer land-bank homes to families and individuals in need while building self-sufficiency.
October 12, 2020Supports Housing Affordability
Source: patch.com
Called for using Detroit's vacant housing stock to address homelessness and derelict properties.
October 12, 2020Supports Housing Affordability
Source: patch.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Called for using Detroit's vacant housing stock to address homelessness and derelict properties.
October 12, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: patch.com
Told the International Joint Commission that Detroit's water was unaffordable despite the city's proximity to abundant freshwater.
March 21, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: ijc.org
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Opposed treating children as suspects through surveillance when they enter school.
October 12, 2020Supports Public Education Quality
Source: patch.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Joined Green Party candidates protesting exclusion from a televised debate and unequal media access for third-party campaigns.
October 28, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: gp.org
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
Opposed treating children as suspects through surveillance when they enter school.
October 12, 2020Supports Data Privacy
Source: patch.com
Criticized Detroit police use of facial-recognition technology before procedures and oversight policies were established.
October 12, 2020Supports Data Privacy
Source: patch.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Joined the campaign to increase DDOT investment and argued that reliable evening transit is necessary for safety and equal job access.
March 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: bridgedetroit.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Opposed private-prison exploitation of incarcerated labor and supported organizing rights for incarcerated workers.
October 12, 2020Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: patch.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 4 support
Joined the campaign to increase DDOT investment and argued that reliable evening transit is necessary for safety and equal job access.
March 31, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bridgedetroit.com
At a DDOT hearing, opposed eliminating the northern reach of Detroit's Dexter bus route and described it as a lifeline for access to suburban night jobs.
March 20, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bridgedetroit.com
Supported grants, broadband buildout, and community training to close Detroit's digital divide.
October 12, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: patch.com
Opposed Detroit bus-service cuts and criticized replacing needed local transit service with outside management consultants.
February 29, 2012Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: masstransitmag.com
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Joined a Green Party rally outside a Southfield TV station to back U.S. Senate candidate Douglas Marsh. The group protested that Green candidates were left out of a televised Senate debate.
October 18, 2024
Source: gp.org
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 4 records
Argued that the Board of Police Commissioners must remain an independent civilian-oversight body and a safe place for police complaints.
October 4, 2021
Source: deadlinedetroit.com
Supported a policy barring Detroit police contract negotiators from approving agreements that permit violations of the City Charter.
October 4, 2021
Source: deadlinedetroit.com
Committed to regular town-hall listening sessions and defended a right to dignity and community service.
October 12, 2020
Source: patch.com
Criticized the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners' meeting procedure and called for fair rules that protect independent civilian oversight.
August 27, 2020
Source: detroitmi.gov
Past race Stephen Boyle ran in:
- 8th District Representative in State Legislature 2 Year Term (1) Position · November 3, 2026 · State House District 8; Michigan