Brenda and I couldn’t compete with Rosemerry’s footwear game. Merry Christmas and Season’s Greetings!

Gnome action spotted at Pontiac’s Goldner Walsh in 2018. Season’s Greetings and Merry Christmas, Pontiac! #PontiacPride #PontiacArts

Almost time for swearing-in action! #LetsGoPontiac

Merry Christmas to Demi — and thank you to Cicely Kaiser and the Bob Kaiser Foundation for making sure her holiday season shines brighter. 💫 #LetsGoPontiac

Painting of the historic All Saints Episcopal Church of Pontiac, Michigan where I’m a member. Artwork by my fellow parishioner Alan Hoffman.

Cheese! 📸

On This Day in 1925, the Port Huron Times-Herald reported of a patient at the Pontiac State Hospital (later known as Clinton Valley) Edward G. Marks erroneously being declared as dead, and the record getting corrected.

Winter Solstice greetings! ❄️

Devon, Gabriella, and me. Christmas 2023.

Flashback to Mike around age ten. I loved my World Cup ‘94 hat. ⚽️

Much respect for our Governor. ⚡️

Artwork of the telecommunications tower at the Downtown Pontiac AT&T building, by local artist Brandon Clark. Part of the latest El Piqasso exhibit.

Happening this Monday evening! Join us if you’re interested in helping activate Pontiac’s arts community. #LetsGoPontiac

I got the opportunity to meet the City of Highland Park’s Mayor Glenda McDonald at a holiday party.

With Levi at the Election Night Celebration! 🎉

Nana’s successful centennial celebration! 💯 The beautiful cake by ShaQuana Davis-Smith was a big hit. Thank you again ❤️

100! Today my Nana is 100! Every one of these 36,535 days she’s been an amazing woman and a beautiful soul. I’m blessed to have been a part of her life for 15,289 of those days. ❤️🎉

Spotted on a building roof in Downtown Pontiac ☃️#PontiacPride

Happy heavenly birthday today to my late grandfather, David Bek McGuinness. He’s pictured here on his wedding day with his new bride, Pauline. ❤️

A favorite from my childhood. We still have it! Next it’s going to my brother so his young daughter can enjoy the tradition like he and I both did when we were young. ❤️

Holiday Open House at the iconic epiphany studios in Pontiac going until 5 pm today, Sunday the 7th. 😍 #pontiacarts

Pontiac is Beautiful: Epic spider spotted this fall at Mucha Frutta Farm on North Saginaw. 🕷️

Incoming Mayor Mike and current Mayor Tim jointly greeting Holiday Extravaganza parade goers in Downtown Pontiac🎄#LetsGoPontiac

This is an Apryl, JoAnn, and Dale appreciation post! Grateful for all the hard work they and many other volunteers put into the campaign this year. 🥰

Fun photos with Nana, from fall 2024. #CountdownToNana100

Happy Birthday to THE Jonathan Parks! I served as Oakland University Student Body Vice President during his second term as President. Here’s our campaign photo from 2004.

Progress for the Auburn Place Apartments, affordable housing by Lighthouse under construction on Auburn Avenue between Francis and Sanford. #LetsGoPontiac

With my niece Gabriella on Thanksgiving ❤️

Stunning, stunning chandeliers inside the Masonic Temple Theatre in Detroit. 😍

Siblings Louis McGuinness and Cynthia McGuinness Krupp this weekend. ❤️

Jerry Cleland and his dancing friends, my dad’s cousins Aileen and Lenny Koziol, still rocking their We Like Mike shirts at their Round Up line dancing.

Deya Marchand spotted me and my dad helping remove downtown fall decor today, before we visited the Small Business Saturday expo at the Strand. #ShopPontiac

On behalf of the city, I recently thanked the dozens of students from Brother Rice High School who volunteered with Pontiac Meals on Wheels to rake home-bound seniors’ leaves. #LetsGoPontiac

Pontiac, Happy Thanskgiving! I’m grateful for you. Each of you make our community stronger in different, unique ways. And make my life more fulfilled and meaningful. From my family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving. May today and all days be safe, fulfilling, warm… and delicious! #LetsGoPontiac

Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II and Pontiac Mayor-Elect Mike McGuinness at the 64th Annual Phil Hart Dinner.

Today is my Grandmother Pauline McGuinness’ heavenly birthday. An amazing woman whose memory and spirit I carry with me every day. Photo from 2011 or 2012.

My Mayoral Transition Team has started their work, as I aim to hit the ground running when I formally begin as Pontiac’s Mayor on January 2nd. Thank you to these dynamic voices for accepting this assignment; their counsel will make me a stronger Mayor. #LetsGoPontiac

Happy Birthday to my Uncle John! This was a very sweet moment we shared on Election Night earlier this month, when he told me how proud he was of me. 🥹

Weather was prettyyyy nice for late November. And with tomorrow being my street’s last day for lawn bag pickup, I got in a ton of backyard cleanup action today.

Some of the many McGuinness cousins, left to right: David Papa, Angelique DuPhene, Mikey McGuinness, Crystal Papa Consiglio, Renee DuLong Lorenson. Circa 1985.

Thank you Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall for your hospitality during the National League of Cities 2025 City Summit! - Mike McGuinness Mayor-Elect, City of Pontiac, Michigan

Flashback to visiting Antioch Missionary Baptist Church on Auburn Avenue on Pontiac’s Eastside in 2018, when Mike was on our Pontiac School Board.

Pontiac City Council President Pro Tem William A. Carrington and City Council President Mike McGuinness at the National League of Cities conference. So many great ideas and connections. #LetsGoPontiac

Surprised Nana with another visit yesterday; she and her friends were in the middle of a card game. #CountdownToNana100

Utah is prettyyyyy

Beautiful, ornate sconce spotted in Downtown Salt Lake City.

Thank you Sitto Sign Company of Pontiac for the great digital displays! We did it! #LetsGoPontiac

From the EveryBody Coffee ribbon-cutting in Downtown Pontiac. Visit them 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Saturday at Lawrence + Saginaw. #LetsGoPontiac

I was able to get in a visit to Nana this weekend ❤️ Here we are during Christmas 2003. #CountdownToNana100

Pontiac’s election results are official: Congratulations to the newly-elected Pontiac City Council! I’m excited to work with each of you to move our amazing city forward.