Office Hours
Mayor Taylor holds a public office hour at City Hall on Thursdays from 10-11 a.m. in the Mayor's Office near Council Chambers on the upper level of City Hall. Appointments to meet with Mayor Taylor are not necessary. For more information, contact the Office of City Management at 586-446-2305.
Biography
Michael C. Taylor was elected to his 1st term on the Sterling Heights City Council in 2009. In both 2011 and 2013, he was re-elected with the highest number of votes, earning him the position of Mayor Pro Tem. Following the passing of former Mayor Notte, Michael was confirmed and sworn-in as Mayor of Sterling Heights in December 2014. At that time, Mayor Taylor was the youngest mayor of a city with a population of more than 100,000 in the United States. Mayor Taylor was elected as Sterling Heights Mayor in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021 elections.
A lifelong resident of Macomb County, Michael and his wife Christina, moved to Sterling Heights after he graduated from the Wayne State University Law School. Prior to earning his law degree, Michael earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Kalamazoo College, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. While at Kalamazoo College, he studied as a foreign exchange student in Oaxaca, Mexico and played for four years on the Kalamazoo College football team. He is also a graduate of Lutheran High School North in Macomb Township.
Michael is a partner at the law firm of Kirk, Huth, Lange & Badalamenti, PLC where he represents individuals and families in guardianship and conservator proceedings, probate and trust administration and litigation, fiduciary representation and estate planning. He also practices in the areas of business planning, mergers and acquisitions, succession planning, commercial transactions and litigation, and real estate law. Michael was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 2008 and is a member of its Probate & Estate Planning section.
Michael is actively involved in numerous community organizations and serves in various leadership roles. In 2013, Michael was elected as the presiding officer of the Millennial Mayor’s Congress, a regional body of elected officials and millennial aged residents working to bring about regional change through local action. Michael is a member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and in 2020 he was appointed vice chair of its Manufacturing and Career and Technical Education Task Force. On March 20, 2025, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed Michael to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Executive Committee.
Michael and Christina are the proud parents of three children: Clara, Hudson and Teddy, who attend Utica Community Schools in Sterling Heights.