Candidates running for Dallas City Council and mayor have raised nearly $1.2 million in donations since January, with boosts in the last month of the May 6.
Several good headlines have been streaming out of southern Dallas in recent years, including a mixed-use development next to the University of North Texas at.
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We interviewed candidates in 28 local elections. Here are summaries of each race.
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District 6: Michael Wood (R)
Michael Wood, 34, set himself apart in a huge field of 23 candidates that will likely result in a runoff to fill the seat of late Congressman Ron Wright, who died of COVID-19 in February. Wood is a Fort Worth businessman and military veteran who we think embodies key conservative principles of limited government, low taxes, reducing debt, reforming entitlement programs, religious liberty, free trade and support of Second Amendment rights. But what sets him apart from other Republicans is his willingness to tackle hard truths about his own party. Wood said the GOP has become a “cult of personalit
Our recommendation for Dallas City Council, District 8 Incumbent Tennell Atkins faces a trio of challengers.
In the four-way race for Dallas City Council District 8, our nod reluctantly goes to incumbent Tennell Atkins.
Atkins, 64, represented District 8 from 2007 to until he was term-limited in 2015. After sitting on the sidelines for two years, voters returned him to office in 2017 and reelected him in 2019. This year, he is seeking his seventh two-year term.
After Atkins’ 12 years on the council, which have been unremarkable, it is probably time for new leadership and fresh views on economic development, affordable housing, education, the paucity of job opportunities and other persistent issues in this high-need district.
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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.