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We are in that slow period… The Primary Election is old news. The General Election is still too far away to be newsworthy. Nevertheless, some things are happening.
- WXXI is recording Candidate Free Airtime messages. Update: here is Willa Powell’s Candidate Free Airtime message. Our observation is that the School Board Candidates are buried among candidates for all the other races across the county, therefore, we will be posting the links here. Six of the eight are currently available. Second update: WXXI announce that the School Board candidates will air at 5:50 PM on Nov 3.
Read more… - Three candidate forums/debates are still on the calendar (Check this regularly for updates…)
- The League of Women Voters is gathering information about candidates (nationally no-less) and feeding visitors websit visitors (www.vote411.org)information about all the races in their district. Visitors need to input their address, and it returns all the information available.
The races are presented as they appear on the ballot: highest level of government first, with each race having their own “page”. Because there are three county-wide seats, one county legislature seat, and one city council seat that all rate as higher levels of government, folks who want to see the school board candidates need to visit Page 6.
RBA Redux and Backpedal
We are feeling very de ja vous. Tiffany Lankes report RBA issues no school board endorsements has Sandy Parker saying the same thing:
“We really had no intention of endorsing,” Parker said. “Whoever won that primary, you’re looking at the school board. That was a done deal … I don’t think any of them felt this was an endorsement process.”
In fact, we are feeling so de ja vous, that we posted a comment to the D&C article that is very reminiscent of the quote above. Read more…
Update: We found a blog post on this topic that now includes an interesting exchange between its author and Willa Powell. See Mustard Street, Oct 13. Check it out!
RBA – Too Little Too Late? Or Just Plain Offensive?
Sandy Parker is heard on “WXXI radio news clip on September 21, saying that the Rochester Business Alliance (RBA) is “not endorsing any specific candidates” in conjunction with their “Vote, Be Heard” campaign.
“Really Sandy?” asks Willa Powell. “RBA isn’t endorsing specific candidates? Then why did I get a candidate questionnaire, and an interview time and date certain? And the phone call I received from RBA’s Colleen DiMartino, making sure I was aware of the submission deadline? What is that all about if RBA isn’t engaged in endorsing candidates?”
And what about the images that Commissioner Evans found so offensive?
“How do these images encourage citizens to vote?” Willa asks. “How do they incite citizens to vote? I think the RBA took some very bad PR advice if they think these images will be motivational and not just plain offensive.”
A comfortable 2nd – advance to round 2!
With all Election Districts reporting, here are the unofficial vote total is:
Malik Evans 4178 votes or 20.48% (1st ballot position)
Willa Powell 2817 votes or 14.05% (5th ballot position)
Melisza Campos 2718 votes or 13.32% (7th ballot position)
Mary Adams 2712 votes or 13.29% (3rd ballot position)
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Allen Williams 2560 votes or 12.54% (2nd ballot position)
Earnest Flagler 2013 votes or 9.86% (6th ballot position)
Howard Eagle 1867 votes or 9.15% (8th ballot position)
Wallace Smith 1484 votes or 7.27% (4th ballot position)
Our Core Message (An introduction, A reminder)
Compassion * Competence * Moral Courage
Willa Powell brings her 21-year Army Reserve career experience to the Board of Education. This includes the discipline to seek out the facts, incorporate human needs into a bureaucratic institution, and speak the truth in all circumstances. Willa’s four children are all enrolled in, or have graduated from, city schools.
