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Five compete to replace Jennifer Staubach Gates on the Dallas City Council
Da’On Boulanger-Chatman, Leland Burk, Ryan Moore, Mac Smith and Gay Donnell Willis are vying for the District 13 spot.
Traffic on Dallas North Tollway under Walnut Hill Lane in Dallas on Saturday, February 13, 2021. (Lola Gomez / The Dallas Morning News)(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)
The Dallas City Council elections are May 1; early voting starts Monday. All 14 council seats are contested, and three will see new faces as incumbents have reached term limits. The other 11 incumbents face challengers. This is the third of 14 stories on the races, which kicked off with coverage of the three open seats: in Districts 11, 2 and 13. The rest will be featured in ascending numerical order.
Every seat contested
Feb 26, 2021 |
Leland R. Burke, left, in District 13 and Jonas Park, right, in District 2 are the only two openly LGBTQ challengers running for Dallas City Council. Openly gay Mayor Pro Tem Adam Medrano, District 2 cannot run again due to term limits. Openly gay incumbents Chad West in District 1 and Omar Narvaez in District 6 are running for re-election.
At least two new gay candidates seek to join two gay incumbents on the Dallas City Council
DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer
Three Dallas City Council members have reached their term limit and will not be able to run for re-election., including openly gay Mayor Pro Tem Adam Medrano. Medrano represents District 2, which includes part of Oak Lawn.