Elections
By Priscilla ShacklettSpecial Contributor I’m Priscilla Shacklett, and I’m running against Gay Donnell Willis for Dallas City Council District 13. The election is May 6. I have business experience that applies directly to the Dallas City Council job. I haven’t been groomed in the political backrooms (commissions, etc.) to learn the protocols. I’m coming in…
At the last moment, CandysDirt.com publisher Candace Evans entered the District 11 race against Jaynie Schultz. Evans said she only decided to run this week after reading about the fire at Valley View mall last Friday. She told no one, not even her staff, about her decision. “I just cannot stand to see the waste…
5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20: This story was updated to show that Dallas City Council candidates Rickey Lee Perry (District 3), Barbara Markham (District 10), and Jrmar Jefferson (mayor) did not meet qualifications and therefore will not appear on the May 6 ballot. Forty-five candidates have filed for 14 Dallas City Council races and the…
Fourteen Dallas City Council seats and the mayor’s gavel are up for grabs at the horseshoe on May 6, and today is the first day you can file candidate paperwork with the city secretary’s office. This could be an interesting election season as the coming May election is the first for the City of Dallas’…
Now that the most wonderful time of the year has come and gone, buckle up for election season and a full slate of Dallas City Council seats up for grabs. Election Day is May 6. City council members serve two-year terms, and elections are held on odd-numbered years. There are no staggered terms, so all…
