Election Day is Every Tuesday 9/21-27

The second US congressional election is this week!

There are some major elections this week

So check out the guide, and if you have an election and haven’t voted yet, please please make a plan to vote tomorrow!

We can flip a State Senate seat in GA, and we MUST hold AZ-07 in the US House, plus a town council election in MA, that we could remove republicans from entirely!

Tues Sept 23 - AL, AZ, CO, FL, GA, MA

And shoutout to my incredible volunteer, Michelle RF Masters and Nancy! This would not be possible without them!

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Tuesday September 23

Alabama

These are in order of city, because, if you live in Alabama, you know that many cities are in two or three counties.

Anniston

• Board of Education,

  • At Large:

    Donald Gilley (Retired teacher)

    Robert Houston (Likely DEM, has posted/reposted about the importance of dissent, protest, and utilizing constitutional rights in the last 9 months).

Birmingham

• Board of Education,

  • District 2:

    Terri Michal (Previously served on the board, helped to increase school security, bring in accreditation to the schools, expanded pre-k access, created programming to prevent truancy and to assist English language learners with adjusting in to the school program),

    Neonta Williams (Incumbent).

  • District 8:

    Antwon Bernard Womack (DEM, has dropped out of previous runs for office, admitted to lying about his age and qualifications in his first campaign for office but later gained those qualifications, has been endorsed by the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund as he would be the first openly gay black man to be elected to public office in Alabama),

    Pamela Bass (Business owner, real estate agent).

  • District 9:

    Yamika Foy (Current PhD student, has experience tutoring at the school, has previous experience working for the city),

    Eric Hall (Veteran, current Master's student, Baptist minister, founded a local chapter of Black Lives Matter, organized a program for children impacted by tornados, has been recognized for his community service).

• Birmingham City Council,

  • District 4:

    J.T. Moore (Incumbent, lawyer, charged with DUI of a city owned vehicle last year, has voted to increase services for the unhoused, funded improvements to parks/recreation center/library/children's foster center)

    Brian Gunn (DEM, Priorities: Establish community policing programs, improve street lighting, improve roads, develop more low income housing, improve public transit, support small businesses, streamline business permitting process, promote job training and scholarship options for students, have the city partner with the schools to create more opportunities for students).

  • District 8:

    April Myers Williams,

    Sonja Smith (DEM, previous member of the school board, Priorities: Strengthen small businesses, create a safer and more sustainable neighborhood, expand opportunities for youth).

  • District 9:

    LaTonya Tate (Incumbent, DEM, started a nonprofit aimed at criminal justice reform, extensive history of volunteering for criminal justice reform, and for Dem organizations)

    John Hilliard (Former City Councilor).

Calera

• Mayor: Jon Graham (Incumbent, INDEPENDENT, running against an extremely conservative republican).

Center Point

• Mayor:

  Bobby Scott (Incumbent, city's first black mayor, Priorities: Senior support, youth engagement, community development. Helped support programs for youth and seniors in his first term, provided funding to renovate the Community Center, and began switching the city to solar energy),

  D. M. Collins (Current Council President, first black woman to serve on the council, Priorities: Public safety, economic development, communication, parks and recreation).

Fairfield

• Mayor:

  Herman Carnes Jr.

  Micheal Williams (Priorities: Attract more businesses, demolish abandoned buildings and build up more affordable housing, invest in community and youth programs and public spaces, partner with schools to give students more opportunities, increase public safety, redistrict the city to ensure fair representation).

Leeds,

• Mayor:

  Eddie Moore

  Kenneth Washington

• Council District 1:

  Kelly Lee

  Sabrina Rose (Likely DEM, campaigning on inclusion and progress. Priorities: Economic development, bridging gaps created by the federal government by creating a strong local government and community, improve quality of life by improving community spaces like parks/library, support health/mental health/senior services, launch local training programs and increase access to the GED, enrich after-school/summer programs for youth and create more opportunities for students entering the workforce).

Southside

• Mayor: Both candidates are confirmed REPUBLICANS.

Sylacauga

• Mayor:

  Matt Hubbard (Priorities: Public safety, public health including support for the homeless, public finance and prepare for a possible recession, infrastructure and prepping businesses and city for potential floods, opponent is a Republican city council member who facilitated racial discrimination against Haitians.)

• City Council District 4:

  Lee Perryman (Incumbent, owns multiple radio stations and other news networks, former member of the Associated Press, real estate mogul.)

  Tim Vincent.

Arizona

7th Congressional District Special General

• Adelita Grijalva

  (DEM, Priorities: Stop Trump's tariffs, institute assistance programs to reduce the cost of utilities and healthcare, make the rich pay a fair tax, defend the right to unionize, support American businesses, support immigrants with reasonable visa requirements, defend medicare/medicaid/Veterans Administration, lower out of pocket costs, oppose hidden cuts to programs and services, reinstate fired veterans, lower housing costs, provide down payment assistance for first generation home buyers, reinstate community investments that have been illegally withheld).

Colorado

Mineral County

• Creede recall:

  Recall is being requested on the claim that the mayor, assisted by the trustee, hired an employee who lived outside of the city limits and approved an increase to water/sewage rates which financially harmed city residents. Citizens have been informed that this recall cannot be challenged by disputing the validity of those claims. Minutes from the relevant meetings indicate that the move to increase the rates was made after consulting with the city attorney as well as multiple other specialists and that the move was unanimously approved by the board along with the mayor to prevent the city from operating in the red and/or having a significant water shortage. Significant evidence has been submitted showing that the recall petition and subsequent election are being conducted illegally - despite this it has been allowed to move forward.

  Mayor Jeffrey Larson (Electrical miner)

  Board Trustee Lori Dooley (Voted to approve vape disposal sites around the city, voted for city improvements such as street lighting and sewage improvements)

  The recall includes automatic replacement based on the write-ins on the illegally conducted recall petition, if the current mayor is recalled he will be replaced by Erica Roden, the trustee would be replaced by Tom Roden, relationship unknown.

Florida

Clay County

• Green Cove Springs

  • City Council Seat 4 special election

    • 4 candidates filed, but only Cheri Starnes qualified, so the election was canceled

Georgia

State Senate District 21 special general runoff local election (FLIP):

• Debra Shigley

  (Attorney, small business owner, author, former news anchor, Priorities: Affordable living, affordable accessible childcare, invest in public schools, expand access to healthcare).

  

Massachusetts

Bristol County

• Taunton Preliminary Elections (Vote for up to 9):

  Phillip E. Duarte (DEM, Incumbent, Priorities: Physical/social/economic revitalization, affordable housing, housing that is appropriate for elderly and for young families, sustainability and climate change intervention, economic development, government reform),

  Scott Martin - incumbent Experience: council president Priorities: improving infrastructure, ensuring road safety,

  John McCaul - incumbent REPUBLICAN Experience: affiliation with CORR

  David Pottier - incumbent REPUBLICAN Experience: City council

  Barry Christopher Sanders (Incumbent DEMOCRAT, has voted for tax relief for citizens and protection of green spaces)

  Rob Anderson Experience: member Redevelopment Authority Priorities: Enhance the economy to support families, create a stronger and healthier Taunton, make sure our government works for everyone

  Debra Ann Botellio (Priorities: Keep the city affordable, protect the schools against federal funding cuts, improve basic services like trash disposal, Controlled development, impact of Whittenton Mills Project on city infrastructure),

  Deborah Ann Carr Experience: previously served on council

  David F. Chaves (Likely Dem, retired firefighter, immigrant, Priorities: Support workers, build a solid economy, supports diversity and equity),

  Edward A. Correira

  Brian Douglas Desilva Sr.

  William A. Fitzgerald Jr. DEMOCRAT

  Evan James Francis (DEM, is an aid to Dem State Rep Dennis Gallagher, BA in Political Science, Priorities: Bipartisan solutions, fiscal responsibility, business revitalization, improve downtown, keep the city clean, transparency, public safety, public school funding, affordable housing)

  Phillip Robinson Gaspar

  Edna L. Isaac

  Jean P. Marcoux Jr.

  Thomas G. Pemberton

  Robert A. Rooney Experience: retired firefighter

  Colleen Simmons Experience: member City’s Master Plan Committee and Taunton Redevelopment Authority Priorities: protecting tax dollars, ensuring sustainable economic development, prioritizing public safety

  Bruce M. Thomas.

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