Draft:Amarillo mayoral election, 2019
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An election for Mayor of Amarillo, Texas will be held on May 4, 2019. Ginger Nelson, the incumbent mayor, was elected for her first term in 2017, winning 79% of the vote in a three-person race[1]. Nelson will be eligible to run for a second term.
Candidates[edit]
Publicly expressed interest[edit]
Potential[edit]
- John Betancourt, Amarillo Independent School District trustee[5]
- Kip Billups, homeless advocate[6]
- Randy Burkett, former Amarillo City Councilman[7]
- Richard Herman, former Potter County, Texas Justice of the peace[8]
- Ginger Nelson, incumbent mayor[9]
- Hayden Pedigo, musician and viral video star[10]
- Claudette Smith, paralegal and community activist[11]
- Waylon Walker, non-profit executive[12]
- Tom Warren, newspaper publisher[13]
Declined[edit]
- Steven Rosas, City Council candidate[14]
- Howard Smith, Amarillo City Councilman[15]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.amarillo.com/news/local-news/politics/2017-05-06/amarillo-mayor-click-here-latest-returns
- ^ "New Candidate Considering Running Against Nelson". The Amarillo Pioneer. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Amarillo Construction Worker Testing Bid for Mayor Against Nelson". The Amarillo Pioneer. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Tijerina Considering Challenging Mayor Nelson in 2019". The Amarillo Pioneer. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Billups Makes First Wave of Endorsements in 2019 Elections". The Amarillo Pioneer. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "'We are not going to clap' at council meetings, mayor said. One guy even got arrested". star-telegram. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Amarillo City Councilman Randy Burkett is not running for reelection". Amarillo Globe. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Herman Considering Amarillo City Council Bid, Source Says". The Amarillo Pioneer. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Amarillo activists get more organized, raise more questions | The Texas Monitor". The Texas Monitor. 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ Helker, Jacob. "TX man announces city council run with surreal campaign video". http://www.newschannel10.com. Retrieved 2018-11-09. External link in
|work=(help) - ^ "Billups Makes First Wave of Endorsements in 2019 Elections". The Amarillo Pioneer. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Walker Considering Bid for Amarillo City Council". The Amarillo Pioneer. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Billups Makes First Wave of Endorsements in 2019 Elections". The Amarillo Pioneer. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Exclusive: Rosas to Run for City Council". The Amarillo Pioneer. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Howard Smith for Amarillo". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-11-09.