| Mark Steenbergh | |
| Order: | 6th |
| Office: | Mayor of Warren, Michigan |
| Term Start: | November 7, 1995 |
| Term End: | November 9, 2007 |
| Predecessor: | Ronald L. Bonkowski[1] |
| Successor: | James R. Fouts |
| Office2: | County Commissioner, Macomb |
| Term Start2: | November 3, 1992[2] |
| Term End2: | November 6, 1995 |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Warren, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Profession: | Mayor (Retired) |
| Residence: | Warren, Michigan, US |
Mark Steenbergh (born January 12, 1955) is an American politician from Michigan. He was Mayor of Warren, Michigan over three terms from November 7, 1995, to November 9, 2007.[3] [4] He first ran for Mayor while still Macomb County Commissioner.[5] He had been on the Macomb County Board of Commissioners since before 1993.[6]
He was elected to his second and third term after being charged with a single count of racial intimidation and another count of misdemeanor assault in 1996. The charges result from an altercation with an African American named John Harris. Steenbergh was released on $25,000 personal bond.[7]
Steenbergh was recognized for his service in an addition to the Congressional record in 2000 by Representative Sander M. Levin.[8]
In 2005, a former firefighter sued Steenbergh and his Deputy Mayor, Mike Greiner, for defamation. The firefighter stipulated that he had been falsely accused of collecting pay while out of state.[9]
During his final term as Warren mayor his daughter was arrested in a traffic stop.[10] Shortly before leaving office in 2007 he spoke out against Iraqi immigrants moving to Warren.[11] In 2007 Warren still limited Mayors to three terms.[12]
He was a Macomb County public works official until he was fired by Candice Miller in 2017.[13] [14] [15]