Today is Election Day in the Town of Gilbert.
Up for grabs are the seats for Mayor and two members of the Town Council.
Since Don Skousen dropped out of the Mayor’s race, John Lewis is basically running unopposed. There is a write-in candidate, Glen Spencer, and although Skousen’s name is still on the ballot, votes cast for him will not be counted (per the Town of Gilbert web site).
The two Town Council seats are a different matter.
Candidates for Council are:
Jenn Daniels
Joan Krueger
Erin Scroggins
John Sentz
The top two vote getters will take their place on the Town Council. It’s probably going to be very close.
In the four years I’ve been writing here, I’ve tried to keep politics off the blog, and I’ve never “endorsed” a specific candidate.
Well, so much for that.
I’m voting for Jenn Daniels. I’ve met her in person, and I like her. She’s smart, is honest and genuine, and she truly cares about this town. That’s good enough for me.
You, oh avid reader, are of course free to vote for whomever you see fit.
You can find polling places here. Polls are open from 6:00am – 7:00pm. If you are in line at 7:00pm, you will be permitted to cast your ballot.
If you got an early voting ballot and haven’t mailed it in yet, you can drop it off at your polling place (DON’T mail it today!). If you lost your early ballot, you can cast a provisional ballot at your polling place.
The Mayor and Town Council have more control over what happens in Gilbert than any other elected body. Turnout will probably be abysmal. I encourage everyone to exercise their civic duty today. It is important, and your vote does count!
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Yeah, lets hope that whoever is elected will LOWER taxes on everyone including businesses who could hire more people if they had more money. I just don’t get why the government is wanting to tax businesses NOW. I mean businesses need all the money they can get so they can hire more people. That’s how this recession will get turned around.
Local folks are often easier on taxes because they have met and talked to the people and know more how the real world works. So that might just be the case here.
Good luck with your candidate winning! I’m sure she would do a great job-honesty is a great, yet seldom found, virtue in politicians. Good luck to her!
I enjoyed when you had the people running for local office guest post on here-it was a fun break from real estate! Good luck to your choice, I’m sure she would be wonderful.
Good luck to Jenn Daniels! You had a great group of posts awhile back on the local candidates; I enjoy the fun break from real estate once in awhile here.
Jenn Daniels did indeed win a seat on the Gilbert Town Council!
Here is the official vote count (the top two vote recipients are seated on the Town Council):
• Jenn Daniels: 8,857 votes.
• John Sentz: 7,565.
• Joan Krueger: 7,378.
• Erin Scroggins: 7,361.
**Jay Thompson´s last blog post..Memorial Day 2009
Congrats on your pick winning; I am sure she will do a great job for the Phoenix area!