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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Her constituent services at the ANC level have been fantastic![/quote]

I am not in her ANC but have heard that this is true anecdotally and this is why I am voting for her.  Her views don't seem to 100% align with mine (eg school opening and homeless encampments) but I get the sense that she really listens to constituents and I think that is more important than having perfect view alignment.  I am sick of the politicians that give favors to certain classes only, such as developers, without taking constituent views into account.  In the end I think that the legislative process should take all views into account.  I am in Ward 4 and have the same view of Janeese Lewis George- I am annoyed that she voted to raise taxes on the "wealthy" so that homeless advocates could pay themselves on the back about "ending homelessness" but I think that she really listens to her constituents and introduces meaningful legislation that helps improve lives (eg her street safety bills).

I think she differs from Ed Lazare in that I think he seems more philosophically progressive but doesn't seem to have the history of providing fabulous constituent services that Erin Palmer does.  Erin Palmer literally organizes an annually "Sidewalkapalooza" to push local agencies to fix sidewalk potholes. This seems like such a small thing to many but if you walk a lot, especially with kiuds/ strollers/ etc it is such a small but meaningful increase in quality of life to have something like that fixed.  [/quote]

This is such great insight. I am aligned with Palmer on the issues and am thrilled to hear about the constituent service aspect. I don’t live in Ward 4 but donated to Janeese Lewis George’s campaign and get her newsletter, and her focus on the granular things that affect quality of life for her constituents is really impressive. If Erin Palmer brings similar energy, that would be fantastic!

I’ve never really seen myself as a “change” voter, but in this election I’m realizing how much that’s motivating my choices. Bowser and Mendelson both seem deeply entrenched, unresponsive, and focused on maintaining power more than helping people. It’s time for new perspectives, approaches, and energy.[/quote]

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