Episode 21: Local Election Talk and Endorsements

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. It is election season and we have an upcoming Mayoral and City Council Election on May 1st with early voting going on right now. We will run down our thoughts on the election and some news stories about some of the candidates as well as our endorsements. My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Christopher Rose and Thomas Moore here to talk about the local elections. All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our newsletter and get updates on FW political news and deep dives into local issues at our website www.justicereformleague.orgFeel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional information on any of the candidates on Twitter at @FWReview and at [email protected] .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Early Voting Mon 4/26 7-7 Tues 4/27 7-7Election Day Sat May 1stCandidate Questions and Responseshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y9KP0UZcC_V5L-6ZkGlzvLHkZAGkdBakSuxOj3G2AAk/edit?usp=sharing Mayoral Candidate Info Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zLQxaYvT2XogHq9WAG5UwZ05GgdpzOiNP7mE60toez8/edit?usp=sharing 2021 FW City Council Candidates Info Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s4NkawXmikZUbzqZfPxdirO2Q5kowFFOz7w7FX9EDyk/edit?usp=sharing Vote Fort Worth Resourceshttps://www.votefortworth.org/ Fort Worth city council candidate drops out after angry exchange following forumhttps://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/fort-worth-city-council-candidate-drops-out-following City Contracts Worth Tens of Millions Tied to Brian Byrd Campaign Contributionshttps://www.fwweekly.com/2021/04/20/city-contracts-worth-tens-of-millions-tied-to-brian-byrd-campaign-contributions-2/ District 9 Candidate Forumhttps://www.facebook.com/nearsouthside/videos/1821475568002375/ Column: Matthew McConaughey for governor? Maybe not so crazyhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-matthew-mconaughey-governor-texas-chapman-20210421-hticmosz4nayfhqkkrcvgxnv5y-story.html UT-Tyler Pollhttps://www.uttyler.edu/politicalscience/files/dmn-uttylerapril2021rv.pdf Radical Police Union Posturing https://www.fwweekly.com/2021/03/17/radical-police-union-posturing/