Real Estate Council Lists Dallas City Council Endorsements; Leland Burk Balks Over Choice of Jennifer Staubach Gates in District 13 Race
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The Dallas Real Estate Council made its recommendations for all contested Dallas City Council races, but there’s a bit of bitterness over the council’s choice in District 13.
Rudy Bush at the DMN’s Local Politics blog has the full story. Basically, by choosing Jennifer Staubach Gates over Leland Burk in District 13, the council showed that “the fix was in,” campaign manager Clayton P. Henry said. Staubach Gates’ husband, John Gates, is on the board of the Real Estate Council, Henry offered as evidence.
“Pulling strings will not sit well with the voters of District 13,” he added.
Folks on the sidelines see this race going down in a spending spree. Both candidates are heavyweights with big budgets and connections. Outgoing District 13 representative Ann Margolin has endorsed Leland Burk, and Jennifer Staubach Gates has a pedigree and connections that would take ages to sort through.
In District 14, Bobby Abtahi added another nod to his list of endorsements. (Full disclosure: Candy Evans, founder of CandysDirt.com, endorsed Abtahi for District 14.)
The Real Estate Council made no recommendation in District 4, wh
Other endorsements include:
District 1: Delia Jasso (incumbent)
District 2: Adam Medrano
District 3: Vonciel Hill (incumbent)
District 5: Rickey Callahan
District 6: Monica Alonzo (incumbent)
District 7: Carolyn Davis (incumbent)
District 8: Tennell Atkins (incumbent)
District 11: Lee Kleinman
Do you agree with the endorsements?
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Interestingly, I know Leland and his fabulous brother is or was in commercial real estate, which makes me think he may have been the better candidate…
Interestingly, I know Leland and his fabulous brother is or was in commercial real estate, which makes me think he may have been the better candidate…
Jennifer Gates is inexperience for District 13 and for Dallas
Dallas Real Estate Council is WRONG- would you vote for someone whose ONLY CREDINTIALS IS NAME OF DADDY AND VOTES FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT DADDY HAS DONATED MONEY TO- this is not just #13, but all of Dallas
Jennifer Gates is inexperience for District 13 and for Dallas
Dallas Real Estate Council is WRONG- would you vote for someone whose ONLY CREDINTIALS IS NAME OF DADDY AND VOTES FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT DADDY HAS DONATED MONEY TO- this is not just #13, but all of Dallas
Darn right I endorsed Abtahi! But unfortunately I do not live in Lakewood. Hopefully, my daughter will soon!
Everyone forgets that District 14 includes more than Lakewood. Are those of us who live or have businesses in Uptown or Oak Lawn getting the short end of the stick?
Not from @[18809595:2048:Bobby Abtahi]!
Darn right I endorsed Abtahi! But unfortunately I do not live in Lakewood. Hopefully, my daughter will soon!
Everyone forgets that District 14 includes more than Lakewood. Are those of us who live or have businesses in Uptown or Oak Lawn getting the short end of the stick?
Not from @[18809595:2048:Bobby Abtahi]!
What was the final vote in this election?
Vote counts are often available at DallasCountyVotes.org. According to their records, Jennifer Staubach Gates received 6,666 votes or 64.36 percent of the total votes cast. Leland Burk was the next runner up with 3,586 votes or 34.62 percent of total votes cast.