Allen Jordan

Allen Jordan

Education

Bachelor's

William Paterson University

Graduate

New York Institute of Technology

Other

Cornell University, University of San Francisco

Personal

Profession

Management consultant

Contact

Personal website

Allen Jordan was a candidate for Ward 6 representative on the Las Vegas City Council in Nevada. He was defeated in the primary election on April 4, 2017. Click here to read Jordan's response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.

Although city council elections in Las Vegas are officially nonpartisan, Jordan identified as a member of the Democratic Party.

Biography

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Jordan earned a B.A. from William Paterson University, an M.B.A. from the New York Institute of Technology, and professional graduate certificates from Cornell University and the University of San Francisco.

At the time of his 2017 run for office, Jordan was a management consultant for the FarPoint Alliance. His professional experience includes work as a corporate vice president for UBS and a systems manager for Sony. Jordan has also served on the boards of directors of Can You Identify Me? and Easter Seals New Jersey.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Las Vegas, Nevada (2017)

The following candidates ran in the primary election for the Ward 6 seat on the Las Vegas City Council.

Las Vegas City Council, Ward 6 Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michele Fiore	46.08%	2,802
Kelli Ross	30.77%	1,871
Christine Garvey	12.14%	738
Allen Jordan	3.09%	188
Thaddeus Ynigues	2.06%	125
Adam Christian	1.56%	95
Reid Rasner	1.22%	74
Joel Jarvis	1.13%	69
Ryan Alarid	1.05%	64
Matthew Consoli	0.90%	55
Total Votes		6,081
Source: Clark County Elections, "2017 Municipal Primary Election - Official Final Results," accessed May 1, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Jordan 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:

“	Improving economics opportunities through jobs diversity, increasing property values and better education while reducing crime.	”
—Allen Jordan (March 21, 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	Unemployment	7	Civil rights
2	Crime reduction/prevention	8	City services (trash, utilities, etc.)
3	Homelessness	9	Environment
4	K-12 education	10	Transportation
5	Housing	11	Recreational opportunities
6	Government transparency	12	Public pensions/retirement funds

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	Important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	State
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	Recruiting new businesses to your city
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	Its diversity and its ability to consistently attract visitors and new people willing to relocate to the city
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	I would like to change the overall economic dependency of the city on the hospitality industry,by creating more job opportunity diversity. To do so, Las Vegas (and Nevada overall) has to improve its education quality which has made companies reluctant to locate here.

Additional themes

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the following would be Jordan's priorities for the city council if elected: "Grow the number of and kinds of jobs in the city, reduce crime in the city."

See also

Las Vegas, Nevada	Nevada	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

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