There are 14 candidates running for mayor and four open seats on the Springfield City Council.
Two of the open council seats represent the entire city, while one open position represents Zone 1 in Springfield s northwest quadrant and the other represents Zone 4 in the southeast.
Here s an overview of who is running in the order they will appear on the ballot. For more in-depth information about the candidates and their policies, go online to news-leader.com.
Mayor
Ken McClure (Incumbent)
Background: McClure, 70, has been mayor of Springfield since 2017. He grew up in Springfield and lived here much of his life. For 25 years, he left for Jefferson City where he served in several roles, including chief of staff and transition director for Republican Gov. Matt Blunt and chair of the Missouri Public Service Commission. McClure returned to Springfield and worked at Missouri State University as a vice president before retiring in 2015.
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Candidates for Springfield’s General Seat A are hoping to take one of the five seats on council, including the mayor, representing the entire city.
The four candidates are hoping to fill the seat vacated by Councilwoman Jan Fisk, who is not running for another term.
The News-Leader interviewed all the candidates about why they’re running, which issues are important to them and where they stand on various problems facing the city. Here’s what they said in the order they will appear on the ballot:
Alexander Aton
Alexander Aton, 28, said he decided to run primarily after seeing the city’s response to the pandemic, though he also said he disagreed with the current council’s stances on growth.
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Three Orange County visual arts organizations will receive a total of $300,000 in grants from the L.A.-based Getty Foundation, which recently announced that 45 Southern California cultural, educational and scientific institutions will receive funds as part of the Getty’s newest Pacific Standard Time (PST) initiative.
The Orange County Museum of Art, Laguna Art Museum, and Beall Center for Art + Technology at UC Irvine will receive $100,000 each for the next edition of PST, which is scheduled to open in 2024 and will explore connections between art and science.
In total, the Getty Foundation, which fulfills the philanthropic mission of the massively loaded Getty Trust, is providing $5.38 million in exhibition research grants. A second round of grants to support the implementation of the exhibitions will be announced at a later date.