Kent Vanderwood

Kent Vanderwood is the mayor of Wyoming, Michigan, previously serving as a city council member for four terms from 2006 to 2022. In July 2023 he was charged for his participation in the Trump fake electors plot during the 2020 United States presidential election. As a result, calls for his recall or resignation were advanced. Mayor VanderWood says he will not resign. Early life and education Vanderwood has lived in West Michigan his entire life. He received degrees in education from Grand Valley State University and Western Michigan University. Political career City Council Since the 1980s, Vanderwood has been involved in political campaigns. In 1995, Vanderwood moved to Wyoming, Michigan. He was elected to the Wyoming city council in 2005 and re-elected in November 2009.