Stephen J. Hyer
MI · Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education Vice President
Stephen J. Hyer has served on the Clarkston Community Schools board since 2001 and runs IGD Solutions, a technology company. His priorities are finishing the new junior high on time and on budget and keeping academics strong while supporting student safety and mental health.
Where Stephen J. Hyer stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Infrastructure (4 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 5 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Voted yes to hire outside lawyers for an investigation and a forensic audit of district finances. The roll-call vote was 5-0.
March 23, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
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Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 5 oppose
Voted no on asking Oakland Schools to put a countywide 1.5-mill school tax on the August 2026 ballot. He questioned the timing given the economy. It passed 4-3.
February 9, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to approve $1,328,581 in contracts to improve the district's bus and transportation building. It passed 7-0.
January 12, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to approve an $8,112,500 contract for mechanical work at Clarkston High School. The total included a 10% cushion for extra costs. It passed 6-0.
September 15, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to sell about $125 million in bonds to pay for projects in the 2022 school building bond. The board approved it 7-0 in a roll-call vote.
April 14, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Spoke up, as board president, for putting a $75,980,000 school building bond on the August 2016 ballot. He said it kept the tax rate at 7 mills. The board voted 5-1.
May 19, 2016Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clarkstonnews.com
Voted yes, as board president, on pay raises for two district staff. The human resources director's salary rose from $97,400 to $104,847.84. The board split 4-3.
February 23, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clarkstonnews.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 4 support
Made the motion to approve $1,328,581 in contracts to improve the district's bus and transportation building. It passed 7-0.
January 12, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Made the motion to approve an $8,112,500 contract for mechanical work at Clarkston High School. The total included a 10% cushion for extra costs. It passed 6-0.
September 15, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
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Made the motion to sell about $125 million in bonds to pay for projects in the 2022 school building bond. The board approved it 7-0 in a roll-call vote.
April 14, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: drive.google.com
Spoke up, as board president, for putting a $75,980,000 school building bond on the August 2016 ballot. He said it kept the tax rate at 7 mills. The board voted 5-1.
May 19, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clarkstonnews.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Was elected board vice president for the 2026-27 school year by a 7-0 vote.
July 6, 2026
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Voted no on backing a county school boards group resolution about state House Bill 4588. He said the group should not take such positions. It passed 5-2.
December 8, 2025
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Cast the only no vote on backing a county school boards group resolution about Early On Michigan. The board backed it 6-1.
December 8, 2025
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Served as president of the Michigan Association of School Boards, the statewide group for school board members. He spoke in that role at its yearly conference.
November 23, 2022
Source: charemisd.org
Past race Stephen J. Hyer ran in:
- Clarkston Community Schools Board Member · November 3, 2026 · Clarkston Community School District, Michigan · incumbent