Nicholas St. John
Nicholas St. John was a candidate for District 6 representative on the Fort Worth City Council in Texas. He was defeated in the general election on May 6, 2017. Click here to read St. John's response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.
Although city council elections in Fort Worth are officially nonpartisan, St. John identified as a progressive at the time of his 2017 candidacy.[1]
Biography
St. John attended Tarrant County College and the University of Texas at Dallas. At the time of his 2017 run for office, he was a student at Western Governors University and an entrepreneur. St. John's professional experience includes work as a tutor, a vending machine business owner, and an online delivery service owner. He has also served as a volunteer deputy registrar and a campaign volunteer.[1]
Elections
2017
The city of Fort Worth, Texas, held an election for mayor and city council on May 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 17, 2017.
The mayor's seat and all eight city council seats were up for election. District 2 Councilman Sal Espino opted not to run for re-election in 2017. Incumbent Jungus Jordan defeated Roderick Smith, Nicholas St. John, and Paul Hicks in the general election for the District 6 seat on the Fort Worth City Council.[2]
| Fort Worth City Council, District 6 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jungus Jordan Incumbent |
62.92% | 2,795 |
| Roderick Smith | 14.05% | 624 |
| Nicholas St. John | 12.13% | 539 |
| Paul Hicks | 10.90% | 484 |
| Total Votes | 4,442 | |
| Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed May 24, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
St. John participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[3] The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Citizens' concerns. We will be attentive to ALL people living in District 6, and the Greater Fort Worth Area.[4] | ” |
| —Nicholas St. John (April 28, 2017)[5] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| Civil rights | City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | ||
| Government transparency | Public pensions/retirement funds | ||
| Transportation | Housing | ||
| Crime reduction/prevention | Unemployment | ||
| Homelessness | Recreational opportunities | ||
| Environment | K-12 education | ||
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Important | |
| Local | |
| Public outreach/education programs | |
| With a mixture of recruiting companies of the future, propping up small businesses, and increasing stagnant wages. | |
| The small town feel and safety that Fort Worth maintains through rapid growth. | |
| Fill in all the potholes, clean up the litter, end toll roads, and remove red light cameras. |
Additional themes
St. John's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ | Safety: We will create the best 1st Response Team in the country, and ensure the financial stability of their pensions.
Traffic: We will open and improve alternate routes, correct our lights, lanes, and signs, remove red light cameras, and fix all the potholes. Transportation: We will install covered bus stops, improve efficiency of current routes, and modernize our infrastructure. Budget: We will balance the budget, while improving programs by being financially efficient. Parks: We will better light our parks, add more bicycle trails, and improve our sense of community. Taxes: We will not raise taxes, especially not on people living in our community. Homelessness: We must not make it a crime to be homeless, but rather provide the help the homeless so desperately need. Community: We will strengthen Fort Worth's commitment to community.[4] |
” |
| —Nicholas St. John's campaign website, (2017)[6] | ||
See also
| Fort Worth, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
- Fort Worth City Government
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Nicholas St. John's Responses," April 28, 2017
- ↑ City of Fort Worth, "General Election, May 6, 2017," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Nicholas St. John's Responses," April 28, 2017
- ↑ Nicholas St. John - Candidate for Fort Worth City Council District Six, "Platform," accessed May 4, 2017
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