Michael Grimm (Nevada)

I am a small business owner, Arts advocate, civil engineer and designer. I’ve lived in beautiful Reno for 28 years, and I believe that we need more non-political citizens to step up and off our expertise to the continued greatness of our city.

• Not a politician, and ready to serve.
• The Reno Arts Culture needs a citizen representative on the council.
• Ward 6 needs parks, trails and other recreational spaces to make our community livable and healthy.

The Arts, parks, protection of the environment, and traffic management.

By determining how and where the city’s budget is spent, Council members are the voice of the residents and are significant in shaping the future of our city.

I look up to my father, who passed recently. He was a great provider, a loved teacher and an advocate of all forms of art. He made having a sense of humor a major priority in his kids’ lives. He taught me to appreciate all the culture and art that a city can offer. When we weren’t watching a show on Broadway we were biking through Manhattan, camping across the country or visiting every museum. He taught me the art of architecture and the craft of design.

Strong Towns by Charles L Marohn Jr,
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The ability to listen to and advocate for the community, level-headedness, community involvement, ethics and a sense of humor.

Diplomatic, sensitive, creative and open-minded. My civil engineering, design and architectural education qualified me to read a blueprint and have an eye for design. My experience in visual and performing arts will be an asset in any projects involving the arts and entertainment.

Budget consciousness, diplomacy, the ability to get things done, creativity and open-mindedness.

I want my children to see the value of service. We can apply our life experience into the improvement and beautification of our great city and make it even more great.

I watched the Challenger explosion live in a classroom when I was 14 years old.

Carvel Ice Cream. Had the job a couple of months at 14 years old. The owner had me clean the vats with bleach and spray the walls with ammonia. When I realized he was poisoning me I started looking for my second job.

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. An amazing storyteller takes a strange twist on the end of the world and cult behavior, and wraps it all up with a whip smart sense of humor.

Roland The Gunslinger from Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series.

Romeo & Juliet by Dire Straits

Organizing. It doesn’t come naturally, but I’ve created many workarounds to bridge that gap in my life.

No. In fact, we need more non-political citizens on the Council that represent the people and not special interests. We need experts in various fields that are willing to serve the residents and the city. We need variety, and less politics.

Business experience, diplomacy, civil engineering knowledge, arts culture experience, design knowledge, people skills, tolerance, and open-mindedness.

What did Tarzan say when he saw the elephants coming over the Himalayas? (Told in my worst Tarzan voice) “Here comes the elephants.”

Transparency is incredibly important. Transparency is necessary to keep the City accountable to it’s citizens.