Sylvia Grot
Republican · MI · Member, Macomb County Board of Commissioners
Sylvia Grot is a Macomb County commissioner for District 3 and a long-time Shelby Township resident. She works on county budgets and credit ratings, and puts holding down taxes and funding roads and public safety first.
Where Sylvia Grot stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (6 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 6 support
Voted no on a two-year information technology advisory deal with Info-Tech Research Group worth $317,859. It passed 10-3.
January 22, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: macombcomi.api.civicclerk.com
Voted against levying a county property tax to pay for building work at the Martha T. Berry Medical Care Facility. The tax passed 8-5.
November 20, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: macombcomi.api.civicclerk.com
Opposed a five-year, $698,880 contract with Rite of Passage for non-residential treatment of young people in juvenile court. The contract failed 6-7.
March 13, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: macombcomi.api.civicclerk.com
Voted no on spending $243,930 to renovate the county commissioners' own board room. The rest of the board approved the work 10-2.
March 21, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: macombcomi.api.civicclerk.com
Voted against an ordinance setting 2025-2028 pay for countywide elected officials and county commissioners. It passed 7-6.
February 15, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: macombcomi.api.civicclerk.com
Voted no on a $3.78 million landscaping contract for Mound Road between I-696 and M-59. The county paid half. The contract was approved 9-4.
July 20, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: macombcomi.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Made the motion for a $424,000 budget change at Senior Services. It moved money from group meals into home-delivered meals for older residents. It passed 13-0.
September 19, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: macombcomi.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Made the motion to approve a $350,064 cost-sharing deal with Shelby Township. It paid for mid-block pedestrian crossings on 21, 22, 24 and 25 Mile roads. The county's share was $34,144. The board approved it 11-0.
January 26, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: macombcomi.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voted against an ordinance that set the salary of the Macomb County executive. It passed 8-5.
March 26, 2026
Source: macombcomi.api.civicclerk.com
Was confirmed as a Macomb County delegate to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, the region's planning agency.
April 10, 2025
Source: macombcomi.api.civicclerk.com
Voted against a resolution to set up a Macomb County Land Bank Authority. The measure failed on a 6-7 vote.
January 25, 2024
Source: macombcomi.api.civicclerk.com
Was elected chair of the Macomb Orchard Trail Commission, the body that looks after the county's Macomb Orchard Trail. She had joined it days earlier.
August 1, 2023
Source: bocmacomb.org
Past races Sylvia Grot ran in:
- 59th District Representative in State Legislature 2 Year Term (1) Position · November 3, 2026 · State House District 59; Michigan
- State Representative District 59 · August 4, 2026 · State House District 59; Michigan