Charles Clemons Muhammad

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Charles Clemons Muhammad

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

September 4, 2018

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Radio station owner

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Charles Clemons Muhammad (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 11th Suffolk District. Muhammad lost in the Democratic primary on September 4, 2018.

Biography

Clemons is from Boston, Massachusetts. His professional experience includes co-founding TOUCH 106.1 FM, "The Fabric of the Black Community", operating a limousine service, serving as a Boston police officer and correctional officer, and working in the music industry as a music director and disc jockey. Clemons has seven children.

Elections

2018

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Suffolk District

Incumbent Elizabeth Malia won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Suffolk District on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Malia (D)	99.1	14,726
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	134

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,860
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Suffolk District

Incumbent Elizabeth Malia defeated Ture Turnbull and Charles Clemons Muhammad in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Suffolk District on September 4, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Malia	66.1	5,166
	Submit photo	Ture Turnbull	17.7	1,383
		Charles Clemons Muhammad	16.2	1,269

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,818
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2017)

The city of Boston, Massachusetts, held elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on September 26, 2017. All 13 seats on the city council were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 23, 2017.

The following candidates ran in the primary election for District 7 on the Boston City Council.

Boston City Council, District 7 Nonpartisan Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kim Janey	25.00%	1,534
Rufus Faulk	11.72%	719
Deeqo Jibril	9.86%	605
Domonique Williams	9.66%	593
Charles Clemons Muhammad	6.89%	423
Roy Owens	6.03%	370
Jose Lopez	5.92%	363
Brian Keith	5.67%	348
Joao DePina	4.87%	299
Hassan Williams	4.64%	285
Carlos Henriquez	4.29%	263
Angelina Camacho	4.03%	247
Steven Wise	1.04%	64
Write-in votes	0.37%	23
Total Votes		6,136
Source: City of Boston, "Official District 7 election results," September 26, 2017

2016

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Elizabeth Malia defeated Stephen Bedell in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Eleventh Suffolk District general election.

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Eleventh Suffolk District General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Elizabeth Malia Incumbent	89.24%	15,628
	New Progressive Leadership	Stephen Bedell	10.76%	1,884
Total Votes				17,512
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

Incumbent Elizabeth Malia defeated Charles L. Clemons, Jr. in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Eleventh Suffolk District Democratic Primary.

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Eleventh Suffolk District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Elizabeth Malia Incumbent	71.02%	2,186
	Democratic	Charles L. Clemons, Jr.	28.98%	892
Total Votes				3,078

2015

See also: Boston, Massachusetts municipal elections, 2015

The city of Boston, Massachusetts, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on September 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 19, 2015. All 13 city council seats were up for election. In the District 7 primary, incumbent Tito Jackson and Charles L. Clemons Jr. advanced past Kevin A. Dwire, Haywood Fennell Sr., Althea Garrison and Roy Owens. Jackson defeated Clemons in the general election on November 3, 2015.

Boston City Council District 7, General election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tito Jackson Incumbent	66.6%	2,983
Charles L. Clemons Jr.	32.3%	1,444
Write-in votes	1.09%	49
Total Votes		4,476
Source: City of Boston, "November 3, 2015 - Municipal Election," accessed December 7, 2015

Boston City Council District 7 Primary Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tito Jackson Incumbent	66.4%	1,409
Charles L. Clemons Jr.	18%	381
Haywood Fennell Sr.	4.9%	104
Althea Garrison	4.6%	98
Roy Owens	3.5%	74
Kevin A. Dwire	1.6%	34
Write-in	1%	22
Total Votes		2,066
Source: City of Boston, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015

Campaign themes

2017

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Clemons Muhammad participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates. 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:

“	Job creation	”
—Charles Clemons Muhammad (August 7, 2017)

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
1	The candidate did not respond to this question.	7	The candidate did not respond to this question.
2	The candidate did not respond to this question.	8	The candidate did not respond to this question.
3	The candidate did not respond to this question.	9	The candidate did not respond to this question.
4	The candidate did not respond to this question.	10	The candidate did not respond to this question.
5	The candidate did not respond to this question.	11	The candidate did not respond to this question.
6	The candidate did not respond to this question.	12	Crime reduction/prevention

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
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	Very important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	Local
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs	Increased economic opportunities
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	Focusing on small business development
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	Destination location
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	Education

2016

Clemons' campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Economic Development We must change the status quo - and we must start NOW, MY PROPOSED SOLUTIONS We must advocate for a more adequate public school budget. The education funds distributed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the City of Boston represent OUR tax dollars, too. We need to educate ourselves about educational policy changes, such as "Common Core," a federally-mandated program, that has resulted in Massachusetts 4th and 8th graders plunging from the highest scores in the nation in, mathematics and English, to a much lower position, nationally, today. We cannot accept the notion that the best future we can offer our children is a low-paying job in a "service industry," while the children of others enjoy the full benefits of this most prosperous nation on Earth. We must encourage our residents to circulate their hard-earned dollars within our community numerous times, before George Washington, Andrew Jackson and Ben Franklin leave the neighborhood - as is the practice in many more economically healthy communities. That is how local businesses grow strong and are then able to hire local residents. As a State Legislator, I will be vigilant in fighting for our District's rightful and fair share of the dollars that are allocated for state services in Massachusetts's annual multi-billion-dollar budget. I will also work closely with the City of Boston's Mayor and with the Boston City Council to ensure that our neighborhoods are not neglected in regard to necessary city services and city budget allocations. This Spring, we witnessed hundreds of our young people leave their classrooms and leave their schools to raise their voices for a fair and adequate school budget. The children should not have to be the ones making the case for fair and equitable treatment by City Hall, the State House or the Boston Publc Schools Department, if we, the adults, their parents, were doing a better job on their behalves. Elderly Here is my comprehensive plan to address the needs of the elderly: Re-organize the city home assessment system so that the elderly in working-class neighborhoods are not taxed out of their homes I want to change that. I call for additional abatement for the elderly. Affordable housing for the elderly. There is no reason our elderly should be homeless. As State Representative of the 11th Suffolk District , I will immediately support the creation of 1,000 housing units across the city for the elderly End poverty among the elderly. I will work with state and federal government to ensure that no senior in Boston is poor Encourage closer relationships between families and grandparents. Connect young people with the elderly for learning and greater appreciation between generations. Education As State Representative of the 11th Suffolk District , I will urge the following: Quality schools in all communities. No exception. When we teach biology and math, the child should be at the center of this process and not testing goals Teachers throughout our public school system should reflect the diversity of the city Black, Latino and Asian history and civics in schools should become major aspects of the teaching curriculum Education for the future should be focused Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.)	”
—Charles Clemons,

2015

Clemons' website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Elderly

• Excerpt: "Because of the high costs of property ownership, even responsible landlords are forced to charge rents beyond the ability of many working people to pay. The elderly, now on a fixed income, live under the threat of being taxed out of their homes, losing all that they worked and struggled for during their lifetime. We should see our elderly as an asset and not a liability."

Education

• Excerpt:

“

Quality schools in all communities. No exception. When we teach biology and math, the child should be at the center of this process and not testing goals Teachers throughout our public school system should reflect the diversity of the city Black, Latino and Asian history and civics in schools should become major aspects of the teaching curriculum Education for the future should be focused Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.)

”

City services

• Excerpt: "Much should be done to improve basic city services, because many residents of the city feel they are not getting the services they deserve. Many are frustrated with City Hall because it takes too long to respond and are loyal only to developers and campaign supporters. By working with the people of Boston’s neighborhoods, I will strive to return accountable and responsive government to Boston."

Safety

• Excerpt: "If Boston is to thrive, economically and socially, its residents must feel secure that they can travel the street without fear. I want to be the District 7, City Councillor, because I believe I can create a strategy that will reduce crime in Boston. We also must adequately address the issue of gangs and murdered youth."

See also

Boston, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	Municipal government	Other local coverage

• State legislative elections, 2018
• Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2018
• Massachusetts House of Representatives

External links

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• Massachusetts House of Representatives
• Boston City Council
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Footnotes

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Current members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Ronald Mariano

Majority Leader:Michael Moran

Representatives

Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket District

Thomas Moakley (D)

1st Barnstable District

Chris Flanagan (D)

1st Berkshire District

John Barrett (D)

1st Bristol District

Michael Chaisson (R)

1st Essex District

Dawne Shand (D)

1st Franklin District

Natalie Blais (D)

1st Hampden District

Todd Smola (R)

1st Hampshire District

Lindsay Sabadosa (D)

1st Middlesex District

Margaret Scarsdale (D)

1st Norfolk District

Bruce Ayers (D)

1st Plymouth District

Michelle Badger (D)

1st Suffolk District

Adrian Madaro (D)

1st Worcester District

Kimberly Ferguson (R)

2nd Barnstable District

Kip Diggs (D)

2nd Berkshire District

Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D)

2nd Bristol District

James Hawkins (D)

2nd Essex District

Kristin Kassner (D)

2nd Franklin District

Susannah Whipps (U)

2nd Hampden District

Brian Ashe (D)

2nd Hampshire District

Homar Gomez (D)

2nd Middlesex District

James Arciero (D)

2nd Norfolk District

Tackey Chan (D)

2nd Plymouth District

John Gaskey (R)

2nd Suffolk District

Daniel Ryan (D)

2nd Worcester District

Jonathan Zlotnik (D)

3rd Barnstable District

David Vieira (R)

3rd Berkshire District

Leigh Davis (D)

3rd Bristol District

Vacant

3rd Essex District

Andy Vargas (D)

3rd Hampden District

Nicholas Boldyga (R)

3rd Hampshire District

Mindy Domb (D)

3rd Middlesex District

Kate Hogan (D)

3rd Norfolk District

Ronald Mariano (D)

3rd Plymouth District

Joan Meschino (D)

3rd Suffolk District

Aaron Michlewitz (D)

3rd Worcester District

Michael Kushmerek (D)

4th Barnstable District

Hadley Luddy (D)

4th Bristol District

Steven Howitt (R)

4th Essex District

Estela Reyes (D)

4th Hampden District

Kelly Pease (R)

4th Middlesex District

Danielle Gregoire (D)

4th Norfolk District

James Murphy (D)

4th Plymouth District

Patrick Joseph Kearney (D)

4th Suffolk District

David Biele (D)

4th Worcester District

Natalie Higgins (D)

5th Barnstable District

Steven Xiarhos (R)

5th Bristol District

Justin Thurber (R)

5th Essex District

Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D)

5th Hampden District

Patricia Duffy (D)

5th Middlesex District

David Linsky (D)

5th Norfolk District

Mark Cusack (D)

5th Plymouth District

David DeCoste (R)

5th Suffolk District

Christopher Worrell (D)

5th Worcester District

Donald Berthiaume (R)

6th Bristol District

Carole Fiola (D)

6th Essex District

Vacant

6th Hampden District

Michael Finn (D)

6th Middlesex District

Priscila Sousa (D)

6th Norfolk District

William Galvin (D)

6th Plymouth District

Kenneth Sweezey (R)

6th Suffolk District

Russell Holmes (D)

6th Worcester District

John Marsi (R)

7th Bristol District

Alan Silvia (D)

7th Essex District

Manny Cruz (D)

7th Hampden District

Aaron Saunders (D)

7th Middlesex District

Jack Lewis (D)

7th Norfolk District

Richard Wells (D)

7th Plymouth District

Alyson Sullivan (R)

7th Suffolk District

Chynah Tyler (D)

7th Worcester District

Paul Frost (R)

8th Bristol District

Steven Ouellette (D)

8th Essex District

Jenny Armini (D)

8th Hampden District

Shirley Arriaga (D)

8th Middlesex District

James Arena-DeRosa (D)

8th Norfolk District

Edward Philips (D)

8th Plymouth District

Dennis Gallagher (D)

8th Suffolk District

Jay Livingstone (D)

8th Worcester District

Michael Soter (R)

9th Bristol District

Christopher Markey (D)

9th Essex District

Donald Wong (R)

9th Hampden District

Orlando Ramos (D)

9th Middlesex District

Thomas Stanley (D)

9th Norfolk District

Marcus Vaughn (R)

9th Plymouth District

Bridget Plouffe (D)

9th Suffolk District

John Moran (D)

9th Worcester District

David Muradian (R)

10th Bristol District

Mark Sylvia (D)

10th Essex District

Dan Cahill (D)

10th Hampden District

Carlos Gonzalez (D)

10th Middlesex District

John Lawn (D)

10th Norfolk District

Jeffrey Roy (D)

10th Plymouth District

Michelle DuBois (D)

10th Suffolk District

Bill MacGregor (D)

10th Worcester District

Brian Murray (D)

11th Bristol District

Christopher Hendricks (D)

11th Essex District

Sean Reid (D)

11th Hampden District

Bud Williams (D)

11th Middlesex District

Amy Sangiolo (D)

11th Norfolk District

Paul McMurtry (D)

11th Plymouth District

Rita Mendes (D)

11th Suffolk District

Judith García (D)

11th Worcester District

Hannah Kane (R)

12th Bristol District

Norman Orrall (R)

12th Essex District

Thomas Walsh (D)

12th Hampden District

Angelo Puppolo (D)

12th Middlesex District

Greg Schwartz (D)

12th Norfolk District

John Rogers (D)

12th Plymouth District

Kathleen LaNatra (D)

12th Suffolk District

Brandy Oakley (D)

12th Worcester District

Meghan Kilcoyne (D)

13th Bristol District

Antonio Cabral (D)

13th Essex District

Sally Kerans (D)

13th Middlesex District

Carmine Gentile (D)

13th Norfolk District

Joshua Tarsky (D)

13th Suffolk District

Daniel Hunt (D)

13th Worcester District

John Mahoney (D)

14th Bristol District

Adam Scanlon (D)

14th Essex District

Adrianne Ramos (D)

14th Middlesex District

Simon Cataldo (D)

14th Norfolk District

Alice Peisch (D)

14th Suffolk District

Rob Consalvo (D)

14th Worcester District

James O'Day (D)

15th Essex District

Ryan Hamilton (D)

15th Middlesex District

Michelle Ciccolo (D)

15th Norfolk District

Tommy Vitolo (D)

15th Suffolk District

Sam Montaño (D)

15th Worcester District

Mary Keefe (D)

16th Essex District

Francisco Paulino (D)

16th Middlesex District

Rodney Elliott (D)

16th Suffolk District

Jessica Giannino (D)

16th Worcester District

Daniel Donahue (D)

17th Essex District

Frank Moran (D)

17th Middlesex District

Vanna Howard (D)

17th Suffolk District

Kevin Honan (D)

17th Worcester District

David LeBoeuf (D)

18th Essex District

Tram Nguyen (D)

18th Middlesex District

Tara Hong (D)

18th Suffolk District

Michael Moran (D)

18th Worcester District

Joseph McKenna (R)

19th Middlesex District

David Allen Robertson (D)

19th Suffolk District

Jeffrey Turco (D)

19th Worcester District

Kate Donaghue (D)

20th Middlesex District

Bradley Jones (R)

21st Middlesex District

Kenneth Gordon (D)

22nd Middlesex District

Marc Lombardo (R)

23rd Middlesex District

Sean Garballey (D)

24th Middlesex District

David Rogers (D)

25th Middlesex District

Marjorie Decker (D)

26th Middlesex District

Mike Connolly (D)

27th Middlesex District

Erika Uyterhoeven (D)

28th Middlesex District

Joseph McGonagle (D)

29th Middlesex District

Steven Owens (D)

30th Middlesex District

Richard Haggerty (D)

31st Middlesex District

Michael Day (D)

32nd Middlesex District

Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D)

33rd Middlesex District

Steven Ultrino (D)

34th Middlesex District

Christine Barber (D)

35th Middlesex District

Paul Donato (D)

36th Middlesex District

Colleen Garry (D)

37th Middlesex District

Danillo Sena (D)

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