Challengers in the 2015 Council Races

[Anabell]

Does such a candidate exist who will be the voice of the people represent the community to the best of their abilities?
Can he or she posses high ethical and moral values, and listen to the poor working class? Am I asking for too much?

[BoldBoyOfTheSouth]

Jim Love seems to lack honor by selling out the GLBT community.

[Stephen]

he sacrificed the GLBT community on the altar of the First Baptist Church

[mtraininjax]

Jim Love seems to lack honor by selling out the GLBT community.

I have friends who are part of the GLBT community same as I have friends from the Baptist community. My comment still remains, "Until you have walked a mile in another man's shoes, you have no idea what you are talking about".

[JayBird]

With the mayor and some council spots running unopposed, how much time is left before the filing deadline? At what point does the mayor not even have to campaign?

[Tacachale]

We're still a year out from the qualifying dates. Most of those offices will be opposed.

[JayBird]

We're still a year out from the qualifying dates. Most of those offices will be opposed.

Thanks Tac, that's at least a little comfort

[James Eddy]

I would like to welcome Carolyn Anderson into the District 7 race.

[Charles Hunter]

Joyce Morgan has filed for District 1 - "West" Arlington  (no web presence, yet)

Lisa King for District 2 - East Arlington, and the area north of the St. Johns that is east of Main Street http://kingforcouncil.nationbuilder.com/

[sheclown]

Good idea with the "poll".

[IrvAdams]

I'm District 2. Lisa King sounds interesting.

[Jimmy]

His stance on the HRO pissed off just about everybody under age 35 who lives in his district, and many of the older ones. If you can't honor this country's 250 year old commitment to the separation of church and state and are unable to avoid putting your personal religious beliefs over what your constituents want, then you don't deserve to hold public office. I think you're underestimating the number of people who are still hacked off over that.

Jim Love seems to lack honor by selling out the GLBT community.

he sacrificed the GLBT community on the altar of the First Baptist Church

As a member of the LGBT community, and a person who was very involved with 2012-296, I think you guys are beating up way too much on Jim Love here.  He was supportive of the bill.  He actually voted in favor of the substituted version.  His problems with 296 as drafted had nothing to do with the substance of the bill.  He didn't like that the bill removed references to the US Constitution from the various human rights ordinances.  Lawyers (or anyone) can and do quibble over whether such references belong in the city code, but he told us early on that, as a veteran, that the language made him uncomfortable.  Councilman Love didn't get a "shout out" at FBC during their victory lap.  He's not a hater.  He was and is a friend of the LGBT community as far as I'm concerned. 

I don't get it.  He voted the same way as other respected Councilmembers like Lori Boyer, John Crescimbeni, and Greg Anderson.  They voted for the substitute but against the original bill.  No one else seems to be taking the flak he's taking over that vote.  The only two profiles in courage on 12-296 belong to Warren Jones and Denise Lee as far as I'm concerned.

The challenger in the district 14 race, Jason Tetlak, has impressed me a great deal as I've seen him campaign.  But there's not much to distinguish these gentleman on the HRO issue.  As best as I can tell they're both in favor of a comprehensive amendment to the ordinance that adds sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to the list of protected categories... which is exactly what the LGBT community and our allies is hoping to achieve in the HRO work.

To those of you quoted above, what did you see that I missed?

[Tacachale]

His stance on the HRO pissed off just about everybody under age 35 who lives in his district, and many of the older ones. If you can't honor this country's 250 year old commitment to the separation of church and state and are unable to avoid putting your personal religious beliefs over what your constituents want, then you don't deserve to hold public office. I think you're underestimating the number of people who are still hacked off over that.

Jim Love seems to lack honor by selling out the GLBT community.

he sacrificed the GLBT community on the altar of the First Baptist Church

As a member of the LGBT community, and a person who was very involved with 2012-296, I think you guys are beating up way too much on Jim Love here.  He was supportive of the bill.  He actually voted in favor of the substituted version.  His problems with 296 as drafted had nothing to do with the substance of the bill.  He didn't like that the bill removed references to the US Constitution from the various human rights ordinances.  Lawyers (or anyone) can and do quibble over whether such references belong in the city code, but he told us early on that, as a veteran, that the language made him uncomfortable.  Councilman Love didn't get a "shout out" at FBC during their victory lap.  He's not a hater.  He was and is a friend of the LGBT community as far as I'm concerned. 

I don't get it.  He voted the same way as other respected Councilmembers like Lori Boyer, John Crescimbeni, and Greg Anderson.  They voted for the substitute but against the original bill.  No one else seems to be taking the flak he's taking over that vote.  The only two profiles in courage on 12-296 belong to Warren Jones and Denise Lee as far as I'm concerned.

The challenger in the district 14 race, Jason Tetlak, has impressed me a great deal as I've seen him campaign.  But there's not much to distinguish these gentleman on the HRO issue.  As best as I can tell they're both in favor of a comprehensive amendment to the ordinance that adds sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to the list of protected categories... which is exactly what the LGBT community and our allies is hoping to achieve in the HRO work.

To those of you quoted above, what did you see that I missed?

I agree 100% with this.

[FlowerPower]

I was also highly involved with 2012-296, and what Jimmy   Midyette says about Jim Love is true.  His initial concern was about the bill language that removed references to the Constitution.  The bigger problem I have with Jim Love is that he never publicly advocated for the HRO, nor offered any solutions to his drafting concerns. I went to numerous council meetings and think it would be fair to say Jim Love's silence on the topic mirrored that of Mayor  Brown. Given the high number of LGBT residents in his district, this silence was unacceptable. I doubt Jill Dame would have been silent.

[Jimmy]

Right on to what FlowerPower said.  Jim Love and Lori Boyer should have been leading on 12-296, not sitting back and passively supporting the effort.  There are large numbers of LGBT residents in Districts 5 and 13 as well.  In one, the Councilmember was silent about the issue aside from required votes.  And in the other, the Councilmember was against to the HRO and did get a shout-out at the FBC victory lap service.

It's unfair to hold Mr. Love to a different standard.  And it's really unfair to say he was part of the First Baptist effort against the bill - because he most certainly was not.  And it's beyond unfair to call him a bigot, at least on LGBT issues.  There's nothing I've seen to support that charge.