Bret Narayan
2023 - Present
2027
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Bret Rajiv Narayan is a member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen in Missouri, representing Ward 4. He assumed office on April 18, 2023. His current term ends on April 20, 2027.
Narayan ran for re-election to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to represent Ward 4 in Missouri. He won in the general election on April 4, 2023.
Narayan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Bret Narayan was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Narayan earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri in 2006. His career experience includes working as an alderman and attorney.[1]
Elections
2023
General election
General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 4
Incumbent Bret Rajiv Narayan defeated incumbent Joseph Vaccaro Jr. in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 4 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bret Rajiv Narayan (Nonpartisan)  | 54.6 | 2,235 |
 | Joseph Vaccaro Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 45.1 | 1,843 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 4,091 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
| St. Louis uses approval voting, where voters may cast ballots for any number of candidates. A candidate's Approval Percentage is the number of votes cast for the candidate as a percentage of all votes cast. Under this system, the two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the general election. | |||
| Candidate | % | Votes | |
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Joseph Vaccaro Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 53.56% | 1,391 |
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Bret Rajiv Narayan (Nonpartisan) | 52.21% | 1,356 |
| Casey Otto (Nonpartisan) | 8.47% | 220 | |
| Incumbents are bolded and underlined. | Total votes: | 2,967 | |
| Source: St. Louis certified primary results, 2023 The results have been certified. | |||
2019
See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2019)
General election
General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 24
Bret Rajiv Narayan defeated Steven Basinger and Michael Berg in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 24 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bret Rajiv Narayan (D) | 81.5 | 844 |
| Steven Basinger (Independent) | 12.2 | 126 | ||
| Michael Berg (Independent) | 5.5 | 57 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 1,035 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 24
Bret Rajiv Narayan defeated Thomas Bauer, Loraine M. Cavin, Daniel L. Sample, and Teresa Powers in the Democratic primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 24 on March 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bret Rajiv Narayan | 55.6 | 908 |
 | Thomas Bauer | 16.6 | 271 | |
| Loraine M. Cavin | 14.1 | 231 | ||
| Daniel L. Sample | 7.5 | 123 | ||
| Teresa Powers | 6.2 | 101 | ||
| Total votes: 1,634 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bret Rajiv Narayan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Narayan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I believe in building community. We are all better off when neighbors are looking out for each other.
- I have the background and experience to both draft legislation and to review legislation that others file in order to ensure that their proposals are what is best for the community.
- I have the experience necessary to build the coalitions necessary to actually pass meaningful legislation at the Board of Aldermen
My hope is that the recent investments in our MLS stadium and team and the XFL will help fill up downtown another 25+ nights a year. We know that on nights when downtown is full of people, we don't see the same issues as when its empty. Additionally, filling up downtown with people is great for the City's revenue stream.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 4 |
Officeholder St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 4 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 14, 2023
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Dwinderlin Evans |
St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 4 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 24 2019-2023 |
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