Category: Local
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Filing deadline passes in Fort Worth, Texas
On Feb. 17, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office in Fort Worth, Texas. Candidates filed for Fort Worth City Council Districts 2-11, as well as for mayor of Fort Worth. Incumbents Carlos Flores, Michael Crain, Gyna Bivens, Jared Williams, Chris Nettles, Elizabeth Beck, and Alan Blaylock are running for re-election to the…
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Filing deadline passes in Garland, Texas
On Feb. 17, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office in Garland, Texas. Candidates filed for Garland City Council Districts 3, 6, 7, and 8, as well as for mayor of Garland. Incumbents Edward Moore and Dylan Hedrick are running for re-election to the city council. Scott LeMay is running for re-election as…
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Filing deadline passes in Plano, Texas
On Feb. 17, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office in Plano, Texas. Candidates filed for Plano City Council Places 1, 3, 5, and 7. Incumbents Maria Tu, Shelby Williams, and Julie Holmer are running for re-election. They are running for Places 1, 5, and 7, respectively. Non-incumbents running for election are Colleen…
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Filing deadline passes in Dallas, Texas
On Feb. 17, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office in Dallas, Texas. Candidates filed for Dallas City Council Districts 1-14, as well as for mayor of Dallas. Incumbents Chad West, Jesse Moreno, Carolyn King Arnold, Jaime Resendez, Omar Narvaez, Adam Bazaldua, Tennell Atkins, Paula Blackmon, Jaynie Schultz, Cara Mendelsohn, Gay Donnell Willis,…
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Filing deadline passes in Arlington, Texas
On Feb. 17, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office in Arlington, Texas. Candidates filed for Arlington City Council Districts 3, 4, 5, and 8, as well as for mayor of Arlington. Incumbents Nikkie Hunter, Andrew Piel, Rebecca Boxall, Barbara Odom-Wesley, and Jim Ross are running for re-election. They are running for Districts…
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Filing deadline passes in San Antonio, Texas
On Feb. 17, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office in San Antonio, Texas. Candidates filed for San Antonio City Council Districts 1-10, as well as for mayor of San Antonio. Incumbents Mario Bravo, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Phyllis Viagran, Adriana Garcia, Teri Castillo, Melissa Cabello Havrda, Manny Pelaez, and John Courage are running for…
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Candidates advance from Milwaukee Common Council special primary
A special nonpartisan primary election was held for Milwaukee Common Council Districts 1, 5, and 9 on Feb. 21, 2023. Andrea Pratt and David Bowen advanced to the special general election for District 1, defeating Zandra Bailey, Vincent G. Toney, and Marshall Martin. The special election was called after Ashanti Hamilton left office to become the…
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Candidates advance from Madison, Wisconsin primary
The primary election in Madison, Wisconsin, was on Feb. 21, 2023. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for April 4. The filing deadline to run was on Jan. 3. Candidates ran for Madison Common Council Districts 1-20. The primaries for districts 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18,…
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Voters in Seattle approve Initiative 135, creating the Social Housing Developer
On Feb. 14, voters in Seattle, Washington, approved Initiative 135, a citizen-initiated measure to create the Seattle Social Housing Developer, a public development organization that will own, develop, and maintain what the initiative describes as social housing. As of Feb. 21, election results showed the initiative received 57.1% of the vote. According to Initiative 135,…
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Chicago mayoral election takes place next week
Nine candidates are running for mayor of Chicago, Illinois on Feb. 28. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election will take place on April 4. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, first elected in 2019, is running for re-election. The candidates to perform best in polling and receive the most endorsements are…