Scratching the surface of Fort Wayne politics

I know that at least some people glance at what I have to say at a distance based on some of my stats for off site views which typically means that they have me referenced on an RSS feed of some type. So therefore for what it is worth if anything here are my endorsements for the municipal elections in Fort Wayne. My Choices are in order of preference.

Mayor
WRITE IN= William Larsen (L)*

City Council

At Large
1. Douglas Horner (L),
2. William Larsen (L)*,
3a. Elizabeth Brown (R),*
3b. A. D. Porter-Ross (D),*
4. Martin Bender (R),
5. Thomas Essex, Jr. (D)
This is an equal split issue I am not exactly sure of either candidate between Elizabeth Brown and A. D. Porter-Ross but I feel we need a woman on the City Council and Debra McBride annoyed me and there is no way in hell I am voting for Gloria Diaz! On a side note if Karen Goldner was running At Large and not in the Second District she would have topped the list .

1st District
Byron Peters (L)

2nd District
1. Jonathan Bartels (L)
2. Karen Goldner (D)

3rd District
Tom Didier (R)

4th District
1. Mitchell Harper (R)
2. Christopher Stewart (D)
I am equally still split between them but Mitch has a slight edge because of previous political history. Chris has the business sense and is a hunk of flesh.

5th District
Robert Fuller (L)

6th District
1. Joe Smith Sr. (R)
2. Robert Enders (L)?
While Glynn Hines is pretty much an issue of old Democratic politics and I can discard him hand over fist it was hardly an even toss up between Joe Smith and Robert Enders.

Robert is a very intelligent and intellectual person and in my opinion has a rough time handling criticism and conveying facts when agitated. Robert on an intellectual tirade is the last thing any citizen needs to be exposed to when dealing with personal sensitive situations. His emotional response conflict is the last thing we need on City Council; but, I was willing to let that all slide as a personality issue. He can be retrained, eventually, lol.

What finally drew the straw for me to pick some one other than Robert was the report I read in my other line of work and involves inner party drama which has been made public over the last couple of days. That being said it shows a pattern of failure to comply with basic set rules or laws and since all three incidents are directly attached to one particular person in multiple positions, it makes it worse. As a judgment of character, let alone the ability of that person to live inside the context of the law; alas much like Matt Kelty, I can not endorse without reservation, Robert Enders at this time.

City Clerk
ABSTAIN Sandra Kennedy (D)
(is in an unopposed race, she needs to be voted out)
or WRITE IN=
1. Debra McBride (D)*
(She did well with those invitations imagine how detailed minutes will be.),
2. John Crawford (R)*
(Let's make him City Council's bitch boy for four years.)

(*optional)

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