JoAnne Allen seeks more signatures in race for mayor
BY TEVIN STINSON
THECHKOMCLE
If Winston-Salem native Jo Anne Allen
collects enough signatures. Mayor Allen
Joines will have competition this fall when
citizens across Forsyth County cast their
ballots during the general election. -
Allen, who is looking to run as an unaf
filiated candidate, needs more than 6,000
signatures before Sept. 23 to be added to
the ballot. Although the exact number of
signatures is unknown, the rule is that she
must obtain signatures from at least four
percent of registered voters.
During a recent discussion with The
Chronicle, Allen said she wants to ensure
that every voice in Winston-Salem is
heard. Allen mentioned she believes some
where down the line, elected officials lost
sight of what their purpose was. According
to Allen, elected officials have started to
v
benefit personally from their titles and for
got about the residents.
"I have a problem with that. Winston
Salem is my
home. I want .
to keep
things mov- .
ing forward I
and that has j
not hap- 1
pened," she I
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mayor, I plan to bring pride back to the
city."
During a meet and greet event earlier
this month, Allen said she will address a
number of issues including decreasing the
poverty level.
Based on the population of the city,
Winston-Salem ranks number two in the
country for the number of residents living
at or below the poverty line. Allen argues
that although Joines has made strides to
decrease the poverty in the area, more
should have been done sooner.
"This city did not get this way
overnight. City officials have been sitting
back and watching this happen and it's
time for a change," Allen said.
Allen who often speaks during the pub
lic comment period at city council meet
ings and community meetings throughout
the city, said, "The city council does not
run Winston-Salem.
"Joines and business interests are who
really run the city," she continued. "A
number of these businesses have earned
millions of dollars while the City of
Winston-Salem continues to struggle."
Allen said she decided she wanted to
run for mayor in 2010. According to Allen,
she had grown tired of the lack of commu
nkation between members of the city
council and the residents of the city.
"I'm all about transparency and we are
not getting that," said Allen. "We must put
the people first in every step of our deci
sion making."
Although she is still working on
obtaining signatures from registered vot
ers, Allen remains confident that she will
be on the ballot this fall. A number of
young voters have said they agree with a
number of points made by Allen.
On March 24, Allen plans to officially
unveil her plan to turn around the city. For
more information on this event, visit her
official website www.joanneallenformay
or.com.
"We are really gaining momentum
among young voters," she said. "We plan
to be on that ballot."
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President
Martin J. O'Malley
Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton
Roque Rocky De La Fuente
US Senate
Ernest T. Reeves
Chris Rey
Deborah T. Ross
Kevin D. Griffin
NC Governor
Ken Spaulding
Roy Cooper
NC Lieutenant Governor
Holly Jones
Ronald L. Newton
Robert Earl Wilson
Linda Coleman
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NC Attorney General
Josh Stein
Marcus W. Williams
NC Commissioner of Labor
Charles Meeker
Mazie Ferguson
NC Superintendent of Public Instruction
Henry J. Pankey
June Atkinson
NC Treasurer
Dan Blue III
Ron Elmer
Forsyth County Register of Deeds
C. Norman Hollerman
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crats
Lynne Johnson
CITY OF WINSTON- SALEM
Council Member Northeast Ward
Vivian H. Burke
Keith King f
CITY OF WINSTON- SALEM
Council Member South Ward
John Larson
Carolyn Highsmith
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Connect NC Public Improvement Bond
The issuance of two billion dollars
($2,000,000,000) State of
North Carolina Public.Improvement Bonds
constituting general obligation bonds of
the State secured by a pledge of the faith
and credit and taxing power of the State
for the purpose of providing funds, to
capital improvements and new facilities
and the renovation and rehabilitation of
existing facilities for, without limitation,
the University of North Carolina System,
he North Carolina Community College
System, water and sewer systems, the
State's National Guard, the Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services,
attractions and parks, and the Department
of Public Safety.
For
Against _
'Winner names in bold.
Republicans
President
John R. Kasich
Marco Rublo
Donald J. Trump
Ted Cruz
US Senate
Larry Homlquist
Paul Wright
Greg Brannon
Richard Burr
NC Governor
Pat McCrory
Charles Kenneth Moss
C. Robert Brawley
NC Attorney Generall
Buck Newton
Jim O'Neill
NC Commissioner of Agriculture
Andy Stevens
Steve Troxier
NC Commissioner of Insurance
Joe McLaughlin
Ronald (Ron) Pierce
Mike Causey
. NC Secretary of State
Michael LaPaglia
A.J. Daroud
NC Superintendent of
Public Instruction
Mark Johnson
J. Wesley Sills
Rosemary Stein
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primary election just before the polls close atCarver
High School on Tuesday, Mar. 15.
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Democratic
Presidential Candidate
Hillary Clinton won North
Carolina by double digits.
She also won the states of
Ohio, Illinois, Missouri
and Florida on Tuesday.
On the Republican side,
Presidential Candidate
Donald Trump took .North
Carolina, Missouri, Illinois
and Florida, while John
Kasich took Ohio.
N.C. Attorney General
Roy Cooper defeated for
mer lawmaker Ken
Spaulding for the
Democratic nomination to
V i
challenge Republican Gov.
Pat McCrory, who also
won his nomination.
For Senate, former law
maker Deborah Ross easily
won the Democratic nomi
nation and current Sen.
Richard Burr won the
Republican nomination.
For attorney general,
N.C. Senator Josh Stein
clinched the Democratic
nomination. Buck Newton
defeated Forsyth County
District Attorney Jim
O'Neill for the office's
Republican nomination.
Linda Coleman got the
Democratic nomination to
face incumbent Lt. Gov.
Dan Finest - again. It will
be a repeat of the race four
years ago.
Incumbent
Commissioner of
Agriculture Steve TYoxler
won the Republican nomi
nation and faces no
Democratic challenger.
Mike Causey won the
Republican nomination for
N.C. insurance commis
sioner and will face
Democratic incumbent
Wayne Goodwin in the
general election.
Former Raleigh Mayor
Charles Meeker won the
Democratic nomination for
commissioner of labor,
beating Mazie Ferguson of
Greensboro. He'll face
longtime incumbent
Republican Cherie Killian
Berry.
Dan Blue III won the
Democratic nomination for
N.C. treasurer and faces no
Republican challenger, so
he will succeed incumbent
Janet Cowell, who didn't
seek re-election.
Michael LaPaglia won
the Republican nomination
for N.C. secretary of state
and will challenge
Democratic incumbent
Elaine Marshall, who has
held the office since 1997.
N.C. Superintendent of
Public Instruction June
Atkinson won her nomina
tion and will face
Republican challenger
Mark Johnson, who is a
member of the Winston
Salem/Forsyth ? County
Schools board.
The NC Connect Bond
was approved by more
than two-thirds of voters.
Winston-Salem State
University Chancellor
Elwood L. Robinson, who
supported the bond initia
tive, issued the following
statement regarding the
passage of the Connect NC
Bond:
"Thank you to the resi
dents of North Carolina
who voted to approve the
Connect NC Bond. At
Winston-Salem State
University, this investment
will allow us to construct a
123,000-square-foot, state
of-the-art science building
that supports die universi
ty's commitment to meet
ing the region's demand for
more STEM-H (science,
technology, engineering,
mathematics, and health
sciences) graduates. As a
historically Mack universi
ty, WSSU is committed to
providing under-served
populations with cutting
edge learning spaces and
laboratories that help pre
pare them for the rigors of
the 'real world' application
of science and research.
We are grateful North
Carolina residents voted to
support this critical invest
ment."
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