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Wayside’s decision to rent hotel rooms rather than wait for a decision on shelter zoning has always had political ramifications, even though it’s not a political move.
On State of Affairs last week, the C-J’s Dan Klepal said that the hotel move will likely become an issue in the mayor’s race…and it only took a weekend for that prediction to come through. Republican candidates Chris Thieneman and Hal Heiner seem to agree on the ends, but disagree on the means. Rick Redding has more on the differences.
Update: Here’s the story from WFPL’s Rick Howlett.
Activist and cycling advocate Jackie Green is running as an independent for mayor. From his website:
Louisville will meet the challenges of the twenty-first century by:
developing a great public transit system before building any new Ohio River bridge
establishing an urban services boundary
investing in our urban center
creating a city center that is liveable, not just a place to work and then party til dawn
investing in the liveability of our established neighborhoods
reducing public infrastructure subsidies for new fringe neighborhoods
improving housing within our neighborhoods
investing in the education of our children, not in a fleet of school buses
making our streets safe enough to walk and bicycle
giving school assignment preferences to students who will walk and bicycle to school
developing a low energy, a clean energy, diverse, strong economy
reducing our local economy’s dependency on cheap, plentiful fuel
reducing mobile source pollution of air and water
reducing impermeable surfaces
increasing urban gardening
supporting and diversifying regional agriculture
leading state government to change law and funding mechanisms supportive of this agenda
backing up our unequivocal message to Frankfort with unwavering commitment within Metro government
Professor and coffee shop-owner Nimbus Couzin is also running as an independent.
We all know Mayor Jerry Abramson is not seeking another term and will instead try to become Lieutenant Governor Jerry Abramson. Abramson helped shape the merged government, and we’ve been looking at what Jefferson County will be like without his presence.
I reported on how Abramson’s absence might or might not sway the vote to a Republican for the first time in decades. The last Republican city mayor left office in 1969. Before merger, the county had a history of electing Republican leaders, but that momentum was more or less stopped by Abramson’s electoral popularity. Without him in the race, the old city and the old county will come to a head politically.
Even though they may vote differently, the city and county are one entity, and Stephanie reported this week on what exactly that means, and what it will mean once Abramson’s last term ends. Many old county residents and politicians are anxious to see how the next mayor handles merged government. Several candidates say the promises of merger must be fulfilled; the old county must feel included in decisions and they need to see the benefits of decisions made downtown. Most of the candidates have said this, but it’s not clear how it can be accomplished by one person in power.
Since Abramson was such a proponent of and influence on merger, it will be interesting to see how candidates from the outside approach a government they didn’t have such a powerful hand in creating.
We just got this press release from Democratic Mayoral candidate Greg Fischer’s campaign.
Mark Dowell, Chair of the UAW’s Community Action Program, announced the union’s endorsement for Fischer saying, “Greg Fischer’s record of job creation and innovation is unrivaled by any of the other candidates. In these hard economic times he has the kind of integrity, experience and leadership that working families can depend on.”
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The UAW is expected to have a significant presence at Fischer for Mayor’s public kick-off event this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the campaign headquarters at 300 Distillery Commons on Lexington Road, between Payne Street and Headliners Music Hall. The event will take place rain or shine.
Democratic mayoral candidate Greg Fischer’s campaign kickoff is Saturday, October 31st.
From the press release:
Louisville mayoral candidate Greg Fischer announced today that he will be hosting an Open House and Fall Festival so that supporters can meet his campaign staff, tour campaign headquarters and hear from state and local elected officials why they support Greg Fischer for Mayor. The event will take place Saturday, October 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 300 Distillery Commons (next to Headliners Music Hall, on Lexington Road).
The Open House and Fall Festival is a family-friendly event packed with food, music and games where supporters can bring their children dressed in costume for trick-or-treating.
“We thought this would be a fun way to recognize a couple of important milestones for the campaign and at the same time to celebrate the fall season,” said Fischer. “We’re celebrating the opening of our headquarters, the one-year countdown to Election Day and the endorsement of some of the community’s most respected political leaders. It will be a great day for our campaign.”
Fischer for Mayor opened its office September 21. The event will take place rain or shine.
Louisville mayoral candidate Greg Fischer announced today that he will be hosting an Open House and Fall Festival so that supporters can meet his campaign staff, tour campaign headquarters and hear from state and local elected officials why they support Greg Fischer for Mayor. The event will take place Saturday, October 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 300 Distillery Commons (next to Headliners Music Hall, on Lexington Road).
The Open House and Fall Festival is a family-friendly event packed with food, music and games where supporters can bring their children dressed in costume for trick-or-treating.
“We thought this would be a fun way to recognize a couple of important milestones for the campaign and at the same time to celebrate the fall season,” said Fischer. “We’re celebrating the opening of our headquarters, the one-year countdown to Election Day and the endorsement of some of the community’s most respected political leaders. It will be a great day for our campaign.”
Fischer for Mayor opened its office September 21. The event will take place rain or shine.
Are you going? Are you bringing kids in costume? Will any parents dress their child as Jim King, Tyler Allen or Hal Heiner?
Metro Councilman and Democratic Mayoral Candidate Jim King has an official campaign website.
It’s a fairly basic but modern campaign site with a biography and options to donate money or volunteer time. There are also social media links, which are probably more important for web-saavy voters than the homepage itself. All the links appear to work and nothing looks out of place. Fundraising frontrunner Greg Fischer’s site was live when he announced his campaign, but now it’s asking me for a password.
(Link to King’s site from Page One)
I was out yesterday, but here are a few quick updates on what I missed.
First: Greg Fischer and Jim King topped a fifth of a million in fundraising and Chris Thieneman hasn’t filed to raise money yet. Link.
Second: Rasmussen’s latest poll gives Jack Conway a better chance than Daniel Mongiardo at winning the general election. Link. But the real question with Conway/Mongiardo is who had the better use of “S.O.B.” in the news? Conway’s was loud and proud at Fancy Farm, but Mongiardo’s was secretive and stinging.
This is a cross-post with WFPL news.
8664 co-founder and businessman Tyler Allen has officially begun his campaign for Louisville mayor.
In an announcement on the waterfront Wednesday, the Democratic candidate laid out a platform of government transparency that he says will involve the community in big decisions.
“For too long, basically, the few have controlled what the future of this community may or may not look like,” says Allen. “And it’s time for us—we the people—to step forth, share our vision, our passion for the future. Because I think we know what a bright future, what positive change, what productive change can look like.”
The declaration comes at a time when some Metro Council members are expressing unhappiness with the power of the mayor’s office.
One of those council members, Tina Ward-Pugh endorsed Allen. She says his position outside of government will likely help his campaign.
“There’s always an interest in people who are outside the system,” she says. “I am excited when regular citizens are excited enough and believe they have a vision and believe they have the energy to make a difference step up and do that.”
Metro Council President David Tandy, Councilman Jim King, businessman Greg Fischer and west Louisville resident Connie Marshall are also running as Democrats. Councilman Hal Heiner and developer Chris Thieneman are seeking the mayor’s office as Republicans. Coffee shop owner and professor Nimbus Couzin is running as an independent.
Democratic Mayoral Candidate and businessman Greg Fischer has hired a campaign staff. Here’s the release:
Handling the campaign’s polling is Alan Secrest of Cooper & Secrest Associates, one of the nation’s largest and most successful survey research firms. They have elected or reelected more than 300 Members to Congress, as well as Governors and Senators in six states. In Louisville, Cooper & Secrest has worked with John Yarmuth from the outset of his 2006 upset win for Congress. In the municipal arena, CSA clients have won fifteen of seventeen races for mayor or chief executive/ county chair including Mayor Bill Purcell in Nashville, Mayor Freeman Bosley, Jr. in St Louis, Mayors Maynard Jackson and Bill Campbell in Atlanta, Mayor Kurt Schmoke in Baltimore, Mayor Tom Ryan in Rochester, NY, Mayor Gloria Webb in Portsmouth, VA, Mayor Norm Rice in Seattle and Mayor Mike White in Cleveland.
The Fischer campaign’s media will be handled jointly by the team of Main Street Communications and Zoon Politikon. Main Street Communications is run by Dave Heller, who handled all of the media for Congressman John Yarmuth in his 2006 upset victory over Rep. Anne Northup and in his 2008 re-election win over Northup. Main Street has extensive experience in mayoral politics, having helped elect the first woman mayor in Cleveland history (Jane Campbell), as well as having helped elect mayors in St. Louis (Freeman Bosley, Jr.) and Syracuse (Matt Driscoll). In addition to Yarmuth, Main Street has handled all of the media for two dozen Members of Congress, including more than a dozen open seat winners.
