Candidate Questionnaire Responses from the 25th Ward

Four years ago I was a candidate for Alderman in the 25th Ward, losing with 44.1% of the vote in the 2-way race . In November 2007 I moved downtown to a loft in the City’s 6th Ward where Kacie Starr Triplett was elected earlier in the year after a 3-way race.

Dorothy Kirner, who defeated me in 2005, decided not to run again this time.  Four candidates filed as Democrats.  The winner of the March 3rd Democratic primary will potentially face Independent Chris Clark on April 4th (assuming he submitted signatures yesterday and they are verified).

This election cycle I sent out letters to candidates in contested primary races asking them to complete an online questionnaire.  The following are answers from three of the four candidates on the Democratic ballot in the 25th Ward: Shane Cohn, Travis Reems and Angie Singler.  A fourth candidate did not respond.

4. Campaign website URL is (this WILL be published). Type ‘none’ if you don’t have a website/blog.

Cohn:  www.myward25.com

Reems: http://www.WardUnited.com

Singler:   www.Ward25.com

5. List your 3 main qualifications for the position?

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Missourians Against Red Light Cameras

This just in from local singer and anti-red light camera activist Jesse Irwin:

The bill that would ban red light cameras in Missouri, SB211, is being ambushed. It was granted a premature, unexpected hearing by the Senate Transportation Committee scheduled for this Wednesday, February 18th at 8am at the capitol in Senate Conference Room 1. We have to keep them from killing the bill before it gets to the senate floor. I need people to do one of three things.

1. Call or email one or all of the senators on the committee. You can find them here:

http://www.senate.mo.gov/09info/comm/tran.htm

Let them know you don’t like the cameras and you support the passage of SB211

2. Give me a written statement saying they do not like these cameras, etc. You can fax it to 968-5981 or send it to irwinjes@webster.edu. I  will take it to the capitol for you and enter it into the record

3. Ride to jeff city with me on Wednesday morning to sit in on the hearing.

There is a lot of big money trying to stop us, so we are going to have to be loud and persistent.

I am organizing a group of people who will be driving down to attend the hearing. If anyone is interested in going and would like a ride, they can send me an email at irwinjes@webster.edu or call me at 314-775-5760.

Thanks again,

Jesse Irwin

http://www.redlightcameraban.com/

Now that I’m driving a car again I’m concerned about the cameras.  Not that I might get caught doing something I shouldn’t — that a camera might falsley cite me.

Candidate Questionnaire Responses from the 23rd Ward

I recently contacted candidates in contested primary races for the city’s March 3, 2009 primary.  The following are the responses received in the 7-way Democratic primary for the 23rd Ward.  I received responses from Colleen Bridges, Doug Dick, Mary Homan, Forrest “Woody” Lange, Kevin Toal and Joe Vacarro.  Not everyone answered all the questions.

The first 3 questions were related to name, phone number and a secret code to ensure it was the candidate answering the questions.

4. Campaign website URL is (this WILL be published). Type ‘none’ if you don’t have a website/blog.

Bridges:     colleenbridges-23rdward.com

Dick:    dougdick.com

Homan: www.maryhoman.com

Lange:   vote4lange

Toal:  www.KRTOAL23RDWARD.COM

Vaccarro:    www.stlvaccaro.com

5. List your 3 main qualifications for the position?

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Join Me at the Royale to Discuss the Upcoming City Primary Election

Monday evening (2/16/09) I’m hosting the first of two City Primary Discussions at The Royale.

From the invite:

In our fair city we have many elections, and a very important election is coming up in early March. It is the primary, the key election for most offices in Saint Louis city. In this election half of all of the wards will be up for election along with the executive branch, our city’s Mayor.

Here at the Royale we discuss the future of our city. For the next two Mondays(16th and 23rd) starting at 8:30 to close we will have an open discussion about all of the city election races. These discussions will be hosted by Steve Patterson of the urbanreviewstl.com blog. All are welcome and encouraged to attend to learn more about the candidates.

The start time is 8:30pm on the 16th & 23rd.  The Royale is located at 3132 S. Kingshighway (map).  So come out, get a beverage from the bar, and sit down with me to discuss the various races throughout the city.

Florissant Citizens Seek Financial Audit

Florissant, MO is one of 90+ municipalities located in St. Louis County.  Yes, one of over 90.  Recently citizens of this North County suburb of St. Louis collected and submitted signatures to have Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee the city’s books.  Montee is finishing up audits of the City of St. Louis following a similar signature drive initiated by the Green Party.

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