Coffee with Clawson Candidates
Have a cup of coffee with candidates for elected offices in Clawson, Michigan, this fall 2025. Clawson resident and former Clawson City Charter Commission member BT Irwin sits down for friendly and relaxed conversations with all 14 candidates, asking them questions that shine the light on their Clawson stories, their character, and what they imagine and plan for Clawson (and how they will bring it about if they get into office). These interviews reveal the candidates as they really are (and not as they appear to be in campaign literature and soundbites).
Episodes
14 episodes
Sue Moffitt, candidate for mayor, City of Clawson
In this episode, you'll meet Sue Moffitt, a longtime Clawson resident, former (2017 - 2021) and current (2023 - present) city council member, and candidate to be the first mayor elected to a four-year term.
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Scott Manning, candidate for Clawson City Council
In this episode, you meet Rev. Scott Manning of Clawson United Methodist Church. Even though he's a more recent resident of Clawson, he offers years of experience in elected office on two school boards in other parts of the state. He's running ...
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Richard Scott, candidate for Clawson City Council
Richard Scott is a longtime Clawson resident who served for several years on the Clawson Planning Commission. In the summer of 2025, he accepted an appointment to fill a vacancy that opened up on Clawson City Council when a member resigned. Und...
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Merideth Peltonen, candidate for Clawson City Council
Meredith Peltonen is nearly a Clawson lifer and her family has a long history of elected public service around town. Now she believes it's her turn to carry on that tradition. She is running for one of four four-year terms on Clawson City Counc...
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Paula Millan, candidate for mayor, City of Clawson
Paula Millan is a 13-year resident of Clawson who has served in public office for most of that time. She began her service on Clawson City Council in 2017, then won mayoral terms in 2021 and 2023. She is one of two candidates running to be the ...
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Laura Slowinski, candidate for Clawson City Council
Laura Slowinski is a lifelong Clawson resident whose first foray into elected office made her chair of the Clawson City Charter Commission from 2021 to 2023. In that capacity, she guided the total overhaul of the city's 80-year old charter. Now...
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Glenn Shepard, candidate for Clawson City Council
Glenn Shepard is a longtime Clawson resident who is a familiar sight to those who follow kids sports around town. He is an incumbent member of Clawson City Council since 2021 and is running to keep one of four seats.
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George Georges, candidate for Clawson City Council
George Georges is a 13-year resident of Clawson whose involvement in the community makes him seem like someone who has been around a lot longer. Georges served on the Clawson Planning Commission before accepted an appointment to fill a vacancy ...
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Bruce Anderson, candidate for Clawson City Council
Bruce Anderson is a longtime Clawson resident who made the choice to enter elected public service in 2021. That year, he won a seat on Clawson City Council, where he continues to serve. Anderson is running to keep his seat for another four-year...
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Alec Speshock, candidate for Clawson City Council
Alex Speshock is familiar to many in the Clawson business community, as he serves as a board member on the Clawson Downtown Development Authority and is executive director of the Clawson Chamber of Commerce. Speshock is running for one of four ...
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52:11
Aidan O'Rourke, candidate for Clawson City Council
Aidan O'Rourke is a recent addition to the Clawson community (and one of the youngest candidates for office), but he is already active in public service as a member of the Clawson Zoning Board of Appeals. He's ready to take the next step in pub...
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Billy Renshaw, candidate for Clawson City Council
Billy Renshaw has a name that is familiar to anyone who lives long in Clawson. He's not a only a longtime resident who used to be a Scouts leader, he was the chef for many years at Hunter Community Center, cooking up the food that so many Claws...
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30:42
Heather Rinkevich, candidate for Clawson City Council
Heather Rinkevich has roots in Clawson and chose to start her small business here. Early in 2025, she got involved in Clawson politics, joining a grassroots campaign to preserve a key element of the revised city charter that passed in 2023. Now...
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47:07
Scott Tinlin, candidate for Clawson City Council
Scott Tinlin has been a resident of Clawson for over 30 years, making it his home base as he traveled the globe for work. Tinlin accepted an appointment to fill a vacancy on Clawson City Council in July 2023, where he served until November 2023...
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