On Friday night, Dec. 29, friends and supporters of Mazahir Salih came together to celebrate victory. They gathered to share in the official taking of the oath of office for the Iowa City Council. Mazahir is the first ever elected Sudanese woman to any public office in the U.S. She won a resounding victory for city council in November.
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Mazahir Salih: ‘Thank you’ Iowa City for believing in me
Now that I have had a chance to catch my breath and catch up with some family time since the election, I wanted use that breath to say thank you.
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Get out and vote: Iowa City Council candidates vie for District B and two at-large seats
Three candidates are running for two at-large seats and two candidates are running for the District B seat. Polls are open until 8 p.m. in Johnson County. Find your polling station on the county website.
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Letter to the editor: Susan Mims is ‘a strong leader who deserves Iowa City’s continued support’
Susan Mims is a leader we need in Iowa City.
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Letter to the editor: ‘Vote Hall for sensible use of TIF’
Ryan Hall has a campaigned on a number of issues that I wholeheartedly support: family friendly neighborhoods, strong local foods policy, transparency and a strong local economy, which is essential for everyone to thrive. But I was most impressed by his approach to tax increment financing policy.
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Letter to the editor: ‘We need Susan’s talent and leadership’ on the Iowa City Council
I would like to express my complete and enthusiastic support to re-elect Susan Mims in the Nov. 7 City Council election.
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‘This is about a movement’: District B candidate Ryan Hall wants to bridge the gap between students and others in Iowa City
University of Iowa undergraduate Ryan Hall said he believes his candidacy for the District B city council seat can help bridge what he sees as a gap between students and other residents of Iowa City. “A lot of the struggles that students are going through—the affordable housing crisis, paying way too much of the little money that they have trying to put a roof over their head—also effects our poor and working class in Iowa City,” Hall told Little Village. “So, if we bridge those gaps with the students and the residents of Iowa City to find solutions and build up the movement that is needed to build the voices, [and] the power of our local people really effect change.”
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Letter to the editor: Susan Mims plays an ‘indispensable role’ on the Iowa City Council
No one works harder than Susan Mims. She plays an under appreciated and indispensable role on the city council — progressive on the issues, yet watchful over our tax dollars and mindful of the threats posed by cuts in state and federal funding.
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Letter to the editor: Mazahir Salih and Ryan Hall are ‘two dynamic progressive leaders’
Elections are not only about policies of each candidate. Others have identified their progressive platforms. I want to focus on their character.
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Letter to the editor: Iowa City Council candidate Ryan Hall ‘will bridge that gap’ between city and university
Iowa City and the surrounding areas are something of a “company town,” and the “company” is the University of Iowa. They are our lifeblood, and students have always, and will continue to, provide boundless energy, excitement, ideas and money to our area.
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Susan Mims wants to bring her experience as a member of the Iowa City Council to District B
Susan Mims’ eight years of experience on the Iowa City Council is evident as speaks about the issues. Mims can cite 15-point plans the council has adopted and weigh the benefits of different approaches to zoning regulations, while discussing the issues that face Iowa City.
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‘It is more about empowering people’: Iowa City Council candidate Kingsley Botchway II hopes to continue making Iowa City a home for everyone
Iowa City Council member Kingsley Botchway II, who is currently serving in an at-large seat as mayor pro-tem, is running for re-election in the Nov. 7 election emphasizing the issues of affordability, economic development and mental health in Iowa City.
