Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Real Estate Council announces City Council endorsements | City ...

The Real Estate Council has issued its endorsements for the coming City Council races.

In the hotly contested District 13 race, Jennifer Staubach Gates got the nod over Leland Burk.

And in the race for the District 14 seat, Bobby Abtahi can add to council to his impressive list of endorsements, including former council members and ?Car-Free? Patrick Kennedy among others.

The council also picked Delia Jasso over Scott Griggs in the District 1 race ? the only race where two incumbents face each other.

?We were encouraged to see such a strong pool of candidates running for Dallas City Council and Dallas ISD school board,? said Linda McMahon, president and CEO of The Real Estate Council. ?It takes a selfless and courageous person to decide to run for any public office, and we applaud each of the candidates for their passion and commitment to improving our city.?

Here is the complete City Council endorsement list.

District 1: Delia Jasso (i)
District 2: Adam Medrano
District 3: Vonciel Hill (i)
District 5: Rickey Callahan
District 6: Monica Alonzo (i)
District 7: Carolyn Davis (i)
District 8: Tennell Atkins (i)
District 11: Lee Kleinman
District 13: Jennifer Staubach Gates
District 14: Bobby Abtahi

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Source: http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2013/03/real-estate-council-announces-city-council-endorsements.html/

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