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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, in our city of less then 500 people, we need a City council member........
should I apply?? Lotsa *rump fans here ..would kinda like to start my political career. Should I try out??
LoisB
(7,079 posts)a kennedy
(29,467 posts)madaboutharry
(40,153 posts)It is very important to have people with different points of view on a city council. When there is groupthink it is harmful to a town. Towns and small cities can wither and die when there arent people with some influence who actually believe in progress.
a kennedy
(29,467 posts)Only reason Im here is because my best friend and her husband moved here, and because we loved them we moved here too. Then my best friend died of cancer. and now
..I got no one who I really even care about. So
..
Im here and I need something to do. There is an empty spot on the council
so
..am thinking I need to fill the spot. Is that the best reason for running for the empty seat???
madaboutharry
(40,153 posts)The only reason people shouldnt be in office, no matter how big or small, is when they do it for their ego. You dont seem that way at all.
jimfields33
(15,473 posts)The worst thing about campaigns is they go through your life with a microscope. The littlest thing could be made worse then reality. Ill never run although itd be rewarding. Ive had 5 or 6 speeding tickets in my life. Not a big deal at national, but could be made a thing in local.
multigraincracker
(32,531 posts)Was just too dirty for me to make a career of it, but that was just me. I lost by about 5% of 3,700 votes caste. Perhaps that was a good thing.
How's the pay.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,111 posts)lame54
(35,141 posts)Luciferous
(6,067 posts)Lochloosa
(16,019 posts)You win.
mopinko
(69,806 posts)old political hack here. pm me if you need some advice.
me? oh hell no. ran twice- won the 1st, student trustee at my college. first one ever. made a little history. 1975. my issue? better student health insurance.
lost the 2nd- pissed off a bunch of visiting teachers at my ward dem party meeting. it was election night, and a bunch of people we never see showed up because the speaker that night was state's atty lisa madigan, who had pissed off the teachers. so they were all there to beat her up.
happens a couple of our regulars were nuns from a catholic school that was turned into a great charter. chatted them up, asked how it was going, and a teacher butted in to the convo. ended up insulting my kids. blew my cork.
13 candidates for 12 seats. guess who got voted off the island?
it would have been my 4th term, but we never had more candidates than seats, so we never had a contest. just installed by acclimation.
i thought it was hilarious, rly. but yeah, no.
i have gifts, but pleasing people isnt rly one of them.
yonder
(9,631 posts)I'd say go for it.
Phoenix61
(16,954 posts)up and down the ticket. Plus, its a lot of fun. Go for it!
stillcool
(32,626 posts)opportunity. Why not?
roody
(10,849 posts)...
Texaswitchy
(2,962 posts)Go for it .
KT2000
(20,544 posts)Q people are running for these positions and they must be stopped.