“In the 2nd Ward, we are supporting Bob Hudgins, a protest leader and former journalist who is making transparency in government and accountability his platform. Bob’s opponent is current Ferguson Mayor James Knowles’ predecessor, who, during his tenure as Mayor, hired both the City Manager that recently resigned and signed off on the widely discredited Police Chief.

In the 3rd Ward, we are enthusiastically backing Lee Smith, a retired union electrician and the first African American President and Business Agent for a local IBEW union in the Midwest. Lee is also a widower who has raised ten children in Ferguson and is committed to rebuilding trust in local government. Lee’s opponent is a lawyer, as well as a prosecutor in one municipality, while serving as a judge in a neighboring municipality. This is exactly the circle of influence that needs to be stopped in the municipal courts locally and throughout the region.”

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