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Editorial: No culture war in Dist. 9 with Courage; other choices
Express-News Editorial Board
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District 9 voters on the North Side should think long and hard about whether challenger Patrick Von Dohlen would serve their interests or use the dais to further his by fanning the culture war flames.
The runoff between City Councilman
John Courage and Von Dohlen
should be an easy choice. It’s Courage, the steady incumbent, a retired schoolteacher and Air Force police officer, all the way.
Courage is reasonable and pragmatic, and he votes the district (decreasing property taxes, opposing moving the Cenotaph at the Alamo). His constituent services the truest measure of City Council success are outstanding. Even Von Dohlen told us Courage “has good constituent services” and “I plan to duplicate that.”
Garcia: Why Von Dohlen lacks the temperament to serve on City Council
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A couple of years ago, Roger Legrand reluctantly met with Patrick Von Dohlen for breakfast.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss whether Legrand, a political consultant and former City Council aide, wanted to run the 2019 council campaign for Von Dohlen, a financial adviser and culture-wars crusader.
Legrand was reluctant for a variety of reasons. Although Legrand leans conservative, he had reservations about Von Dohlen’s brand of social conservatism.
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Over the years, Von Dohlen who is currently locked in a City Council runoff with District 9 incumbent John Courage and his San Antonio Family Association have directed their fire at gays and lesbians, Planned Parenthood and local arts organizations.