Dallas city and school board joint elections are fast approaching — set for May 9 — and many candidates are taking every opportunity to get out and meet their potential constituents and win some votes. The Friends of the Dallas Public Library will be holding receptions for candidates in different districts over the next week (beginning tonight), and the Preston Hollow Democrats have invited candidates to their meeting on Thursday.
Friends of the Dallas Public Library candidate receptions
Tonight (Tuesday, April 7), Friends of the Dallas Public Library are holding a “Meet The Candidates” reception, for District 6 candidates, from 7-9 p.m. at the Bachman Lake Branch Library, 9480 Webb Chapel Road.
On Thursday (April 9), the Friends hold a reception for the District 9 and 10 candidates, from 7-9 p.m., at the Audelia Road Branch Library, 10045 Audelia Road. And next Tuesday (April 14), they host a reception for the Districts 4 and 8 candidates, from 7-9 p.m., at the Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch Library, 2008 E. Kiest Road.
All of the receptions will include a moderated discussion, including questions from the audience. It is free and open to the public.
For information on the Friends of the Dallas Public Library go here.
Preston Hollow Democrats
Preston Hollow Democrats have invited candidates for mayor and city council districts 2, 6, 10, 11 and 13, and candidates for the Dallas ISD place trustee race to speak at their meeting from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the auditorium of the Preston Royal Library, 5626 Royal Lane.
Each candidate will be given the Preston Hollow Dems members why he or she is running for office and why they deserve their constituents’ votes. Although city and school elections are non-partisan races, “the Preston Hollow Democrats believe that it is important to hear and consider each candidates and to encourage its members, guests and all voters to vote in these elections.
Candidates who have accepted the invitation to speak to PHD, as of this morning, are: Mayor Mike Rawlings, Marco Ronquillo, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Monica Alonzo, Councilman Adam Medrano, Paul Reyes (may send a representative to speak), James White (may send a representative to speak), Councilman Lee Kleinman, Councilwoman Jennifer Staubach Gates, Dr. Edwin Flores and Dr. Kyle Renard.
For information on Preston Hollow Democrats, go here.
Candidates
Dallas City Council candidates are:
Place 1 — Scott Griggs; Place 2 — Adam Medrano; Place 3 — Casey Thomas II; Gerald Britt; Joe Tave; Wini Cannon; and B.D. Howard; Place 4 — Stephen King, Linda M. Wilkerson-Wynn, Sandra Crenshaw, Keyaira D. Saunders, James Ross, D. Marcus Ranger, Carl Hays and Carolyn King Arnold; Place 5 — Jesse Diaz, Rick Callahan, Sherry Cordova; Place 6 — Ozumba Lnuk-X, Daniel “DC” Caldwell, Lakolya London and Monica R. Alonzo; Place 7 — Tiffinni A. Young, Hasani Burton, John Lawson, Kevin Felder, James “J.T” Turknett, Randall Parker, Baranda J. Fermin and Juanita Wallace; Place 8 — Dianne Gibson, Clara McDade, Subrina Lynn Brenham, Eric Lemonte Williams, Gail Terrell and Erik Wilson; Place 9 —Christopher Jackson, Darren Boruff, Mark Clayton, Sam Merten and Will Logg; Place 10 —James N. White, Paul Reyes and Adam McGough; Place 11 — Lee M. Kleinman; Place 12 — Sandy Greyson; Place 13 — Jennifer Staubach Gates; Place 14 — Phillip T. Kingston; Place 15 (Mayor) — Mike Rawlings, Marcos Ronquillo and write-in Richard P. Sheridan.
For information on Dallas City Council elections go here.
Dallas ISD Board of Trustee candidates are:
District 1 — Edwin Flores and Kyle Renard; District 3 — Dan Micciche and David Lewis; and District 9 — Bernadette Nutall and Damarcus Offord.
For information on Dallas ISD elections go here.
