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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection Expansion Project
In 2021, Ballotpedia asked voters what questions they had for their candidates and what pressing issues they wanted their elected officials to address. Voters had until June 4th to submit those questions for possible inclusion in our Candidate Connection survey.
The submitted questions were then reviewed by the Candidate Connection Expansion Project Advisory Board (CCEPAB), which voted on 3-5 questions per city the board believed should be included in Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey and rewritten by staff to adhere to Ballotpedia’s neutrality standards.
Published community questions
Ballotpedia chose six cities from around the United States for the 2021 Candidate Connection Expansion Project. The published questions are listed below.
Birmingham, Alabama
Candidate responses
The following Birmingham candidates answered community questions:
- Joseph Casper Baker III — Birmingham City Council District 3 candidate
Atlanta, Georgia
Candidate responses
The following Atlanta candidates answered community questions:
- Antonio Brown — Mayor of Atlanta candidate
- Mark Hammad — Mayor of Atlanta candidate
- Doug Shipman — Atlanta City Council President candidate
- Brandon Cory Goldberg — Atlanta City Council At-large Post 1 candidate
- Jereme Sharpe — Atlanta City Council At-large Post 1 candidate
- Jodi Merriday — Atlanta City Council At-large Post 3 candidate
- Keisha Sean Waites — Atlanta City Council At-large Post 3 candidate
- Clarence Blalock — Atlanta City Council District 1 candidate
- Nathan Clubb — Atlanta City Council District 1 candidate
- Kelly-Jeanne Lee — Atlanta City Council District 1 candidate
- Jason Winston — Atlanta City Council District 1 candidate
- Keona Jones — Atlanta City Council District 3 candidate
- Elijah Porter — Atlanta City Council District 3 candidate
- Rogelio Arcila — Atlanta City Council District 4 candidate
- Larry Carter — Atlanta City Council District 4 candidate
- Doug Williams — Atlanta City Council District 5 candidate
- Dustin Hillis — Atlanta City Council District 9 incumbent
- Devin Barrington-Ward — Atlanta City Council District 9 candidate
- Jason Hudgins — Atlanta City Council District 10 candidate
- Jenne Shepherd — Atlanta City Council District 12 candidate
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Candidate responses
The following Minneapolis candidates answered community questions:
- AJ Awed — Mayor of Minneapolis candidate
- Bob Carney Jr. — Mayor of Minneapolis candidate
- Clint Conner — Mayor of Minneapolis candidate
- Katherine Knuth — Mayor of Minneapolis candidate
- Elliott Payne — Minneapolis City Council Ward 1 candidate
- Cam Gordon — Minneapolis City Council Ward 2 incumbent
- Tom Anderson — Minneapolis City Council Ward 2 candidate
- Nick Kor — Minneapolis City Council Ward 7 candidate
- Teqen Zéa-Aida — Minneapolis City Council Ward 7 candidate
- Andrea Jenkins — Minneapolis City Council Ward 8 incumbent
- Jason Chavez — Minneapolis City Council Ward 9 candidate
- Yussuf Haji — Minneapolis City Council Ward 9 candidate
- Mickey Moore — Minneapolis City Council Ward 9 candidate
- Alicia Gibson — Minneapolis City Council Ward 10 candidate
- Katie Jones — Minneapolis City Council Ward 10 candidate
- David Wheeler — Minneapolis City Council Ward 10 candidate
- Jeremy Schroeder — Minneapolis City Council Ward 11 incumbent
- Kurt Michael Anderson — Minneapolis City Council Ward 11 candidate
- Dillon Gherna — Minneapolis City Council Ward 11 candidate
- Emily Koski — Minneapolis City Council Ward 11 candidate
- Mike Norton — Minneapolis City Council Ward 13 candidate
- Samantha Pree-Stinson — Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation candidate
- Pine Salica — Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation candidate
- Mary McKelvey — Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large candidate
- Eric Moran — Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 2 candidate
- Elizabeth Shaffer — Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 4 candidate
Jersey City, New Jersey
Candidate responses
The following Jersey City candidates answered community questions:
- Tom Zuppa — Jersey City Council Ward C candidate
Cleveland, Ohio
Candidate responses
The following Cleveland candidates answered community questions:
- Ayat Amin — Cleveland City Council Ward 3 candidate
- Erick Walker — Cleveland City Council Ward 4 candidate
- Aisia Jones — Cleveland City Council Ward 8 candidate
- Kenneth Trump — Cleveland City Council Ward 17 candidate
Seattle, Washington
Candidate responses
The following Seattle candidates answered community questions:
- Nicole Thomas-Kennedy — Seattle City Attorney candidate
- Sara Nelson — Seattle City Council Position 9 At-Large candidate
- Nikkita Oliver — Seattle City Council Position 9 At-Large candidate
