2023
2023
LOCAL VOTER GUIDE GUIDE Candidates and information for local elections LOCAL VOTER GUIDE
COMPILED BY CECILIA LENZEN
Dallas City Council, District 9
DATES TO KNOW
Occupation: Dallas City Council member Relevant experience: PAULA BLACKMON
KENDRA DENISE MADISON
April 24 First day of early voting April 25 Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) May 2 Last day of early voting
May 6 Election day May 6 Last day to receive ballot by mail (or May 8 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election)
Occupation: Executive assistant Relevant experience: 20 years corporate human resources experience; nonpro t experience working with vulnerable populations
Two terms on the Dallas City Council; chief of sta for two Dallas mayors and two DISD superintendents; former leader in Hillside Neighborhood Association
WHERE TO VOTE
Voters in Dallas County may cast a ballot at any polling location during early voting and on election day. Visit www.dallascountyvotes.org to see a full list of where to vote during early voting and on election day.
Dallas City Council, District 10
SOURCE: DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY IMPACT
SIRRANO KEITH BALDEO
BRIAN HASENBAUER
Occupation: VP of marketing Relevant experience:
Occupation: Publisher, businessman, advocate, Christian Heritage ministry Relevant experience: Publisher for over a de- cade covering govern-
SAMPLE BALLOT
*Incumbent
Appointed to Com- munity Development Commission, chaired Economic Development Committee, vice chair citizen participa- tion committee
District 14 Paul E. Ridley* Amanda Schulz Joseph F. Miller DALLAS ISD District 2 Jimmy Tran Kevin Malonson Leon Solimani Sarah Weinberg
DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
RICHARDSON ISD Single Member District 3 Debbie Rentería* Bonnie Abadie At Large Place 6 Eric Eager* Blake Sawyer
ment, investigating contracts, bonds, ordinances, resolutions and corruption
District 9 Paula Blackmon* Kendra Denise Madison District 10 Sirrano Keith Baldeo Brian Hasenbauer Kathy Stewart Chris Carter
KATHY STEWART
CHRIS CARTER
Occupation: Invest- ment management and sales Relevant experience: 23 years on Wall Street; 10 years as an inter- national investment
Occupation: Attorney Relevant experience: Owner of Highlands Cafe; executive direc- tor, Lake Highlands, North Lake Highlands and Uptown public improvement districts; commissioner to art and culture commission
broker; experience in nance, macro- economics, interest rates and currencies
VOTER TURNOUT
Dallas City Council, District 14
Dallas County
Turnout
Registered voters
Occupation: Attorney (inactive) PAUL E. RIDLEY
Occupation: Realtor/at- torney/small-business owner Relevant experience: Lifelong community service volunteer; prior appointee to the Dallas Park and Recreation board AMANDA SCHULZ
Spring 2019
134,820
1,363,892
Fall 2020
917,245
1,398,469
Relevant experience: Professional experience as an architect and ur- ban planner; practiced law for over 30 years; Landmark Commission (four years); City Plan Commission (eight years)
Spring 2021
128,084
1,329,839
Spring 2022
91,957
1,395,231
Fall 2022
625,391
1,420,223
Occupation: Licensed professional engineer Relevant experience: Wealth of real-life experiences based on where he has lived and worked. JOSEPH F. MILLER
Only candidates in contested elections are included. Go to county election websites for information on uncontested races. For more election coverage, go to www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.
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