MANDEVILLE — The local chapter of the Alliance for Good Government held its forum and caucus last night (January 22nd), announcing its March 2024 primary election endorsements at the conclusion of the event.
The candidates for mayor, city council and district attorney were given the opportunity to answer questions on issues selected by the Alliance, after which the group held a brief caucus where they made their selections.
The Alliance endorsed incumbent Mayor Clay Madden over Jeff Lyons. Billy Rosenthal did not participate.
Councilman at Large Jason Zuckerman and 2020 District III also-ran Scott Discon were endorsed over former District III Councilman Ernest Burguières.
Incumbent Dr. Skelly Kreller — the only participant last night for the District II endorsement — got the nod from the Alliance for that race. Kreller’s opponent, Kevin Vogeltanz did not seek the endorsement.
The Alliance also picked Collin Sims over Vincent Wynne for the Washington and St. Tammany parishes District Attorney race.
The St. Tammany chapter of the Alliance for Good Government, a non-profit organization dedicated to informing the public on issues that affect the quality of life in southeast Louisiana, hosted the event for St. Tammany Parish candidates at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 22nd, at the St. Tammany Administrative Complex, located at 21490 Koop Drive in Mandeville.
On Wednesday, January 24th, at 6 p.m., the St. Tammany Parish Republican Executive Committee is hosting a forum, also at the St. Tammany Administrative Complex. The RPEC is established by state law and promotes Republican candidates for local elections.
Finally, on February 20th, at 6 p.m., newcomer political action committee Mande-PAC will host an event for Mandeville candidates at Frequencies, which is located on the second floor of the Spoke and Barrel Restaurant, formerly “Old Rail” at 639 Girod Street.
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district III also-ran? What kind of description is that? How about Current Chair of Parks and Parkways?
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Beaten by 15 points in the most recent election for the same city council. That makes him a ‘2020 District III also-ran’ in our book. Would you have preferred ‘2020 District III candidate who was soundly defeated’ instead? Besides, in other stories where Mr. Discon has been mentioned, he was described as ‘Mandeville Parks and Parkways commissioner’ and/or ‘2020 District III also-ran.’ This particular story, however, used bare minimal context for everyone equally, which means, only if they were incumbent, former, also-ran, or ‘previous candidate that was narrowly defeated,’ or nothing. No professional titles, like architect, attorney, artist, etc. The only exception, was for ‘doctor’ and we afforded that to ‘Dr. Skelly Kreller’ with the bonus of ‘incumbent’ tacked on. It’s just the way it is.
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why am I ex-wife of a P&Z member then?
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can I be fun neighbor of also-ran District III instead?
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