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Cindy Walsh
Cindy Walsh was a Democratic candidate for Governor of Maryland in the 2014 elections.[1] She was a candidate running to be mayor of Baltimore in 2016, but was defeated in the Democratic primary.
Biography
Walsh, a child of a military contractor, grew up moving around the county and living near military bases.[2]
Professionally, Walsh worked in management with the United Parcel Service and was a member of the Teamster Union.[2] She has also worked in hospital laboratories and as a data operations administrator for National Cancer Association clinical trials. At the time of her candidacy, Walsh was working as an academic researcher.[3]
Walsh earned her B.S. and her M.Ed. from Virginia Commonwealth University.[3]
Campaign themes
2016
Walsh participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | The citizens of Baltimore have an overwhelming consensus----rebuild oversight and accountability to stop waste, fraud, and misappropriation; rebuild transparency in government making all activities open to public view; bring back the public voice to how public policy is developed and implemented. That is the top priority and in doing this----a mayor would be addressing most of the other issues in this election. Doing this starts with disconnecting all of Baltimore's public agencies from two very powerful institutions that are corporations controlling all of the above. Rebuilding those public agencies out into communities brings voice to citizens and quality service from that citizen interaction. Rebuilding those agencies without the ties to two powerful institutions is the only way oversight and accountability can be installed and the only way towards transparency. It is that corporate control that has most city transactions done behind closed doors under the guise of 'confidential business transaction'. That is NOT how government functions.[4][5] | ” |
When asked what she would most like to change about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Baltimore has been left for several decades without a local economy. The Baltimore City Hall became too attached to Wall Street global development corporations that addressed the interests of only a few of the richest corporations in Maryland. It is that neglect of local economy which served as the platform for all other Baltimore City issues----from housing, employment, crime, drugs, and crumbling infrastructure. Building a strong, local, domestic economy in Baltimore free from Wall Street financial dealings and global market - building is A MUST. Baltimore needs a stable local economy before it augments that economy with global market policies. If not, global corporations will gain control of city governance even more than today----and small business economies in the city will be stifled by corporate monopoly.[4][5] | ” |
When asked what she is most proud of about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Baltimore has a mixed history------the dark side of this history is class and race divisions creating a societal wall that never allowed Baltimore to reach its potential. The side of Baltimore that I embrace is rich history in academic institutions, arts and music, architecture, and its connection to the Chesapeake | ” |
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. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Unemployment | |
| Housing | |
| K-12 education | |
| Crime reduction/prevention | |
| Civil rights | |
| Government transparency | |
| City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | |
| Homelessness | |
| Environment | |
| Transportation | |
| Public pensions/retirement funds | |
| Recreational opportunities | |
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer four 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:
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| A little important | |
| Federal | |
| Increased economic opportunities ... most of problems in Baltimore stem from decades of employment and economic stagnation as revenue fueled a global expansion for a few corporations. Expanding development to all communities will rebuild local community economies, increase homeownership in communities, bringing public institutions back to communities----all of this is what community stability and health looks like and with that the citizens caught in cycles of crime and drugs will reach out to integrate into this growth. This must occur as no amount of policing will stop the drive towards crime when no opportunities for employment, housing, and with food scarcity. | |
| We need to reverse the corporate tax free and free market policies directed to benefit only the largest of corporations and global corporations. We need to build a small, local business economy, wages must increase in order for citizens to be the consumers supporting these businesses. Recruiting new businesses is not a bad policy if they are regional businesses. |
2014
- Education
| “ | Cindy Walsh for Governor of Maryland does not support privatization of public education with Race to the Top and Common Core and will worked to reverse the corporatization of public universities, bringing down the costs of college tuition created by corporate subsidies tied with this corporatization.[5] | ” |
| —Cindy Walsh, E-mail to Ballotpedia | ||
Elections
2016
| Baltimore Mayoral Election (2016), Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Catherine Pugh |
36.58% | 48,709 | |
| Democratic | Sheila Dixon | 34.77% | 46,301 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Embry | 11.70% | 15,576 | |
| Democratic | David Warnock | 8.15% | 10,850 | |
| Democratic | Carl Stokes | 3.48% | 4,628 | |
| Democratic | DeRay Mckesson | 2.59% | 3,445 | |
| Democratic | Nick Mosby | 1.50% | 1,992 | |
| Democratic | Calvin Allen Young III | 0.49% | 646 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Gutierrez | 0.30% | 399 | |
| Democratic | Cindy Walsh | 0.16% | 211 | |
| Democratic | Mack Clifton | 0.15% | 203 | |
| Democratic | Gersham Cupid | 0.10% | 136 | |
| Democratic | Wilton Wilson | 0.06% | 75 | |
| Total Votes | 133,171 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Baltimore City," May 31, 2016 | ||||
Elections
2014
Walsh ran for election to the office of Governor of Maryland. Walsh lost the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 24, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
Primary Election
| Governor of Maryland, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Anthony Brown/Ken Ulman |
51.4% | 249,398 | ||
| Douglas Gansler/Jolene Ivey | 24.2% | 117,383 | ||
| Heather Mizeur/Delman Coates | 21.6% | 104,721 | ||
| Cindy Walsh/Mary Elizabeth Wingate-Pennacchia | 1.4% | 6,863 | ||
| Charles Smith/Clarence Tucker | 0.7% | 3,507 | ||
| Ralph Jaffe/Freda Jaffe | 0.7% | 3,221 | ||
| Total Votes | 485,093 | |||
| Election results via Maryland State Board of Elections. | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Walsh endorsed Bernie Sanders for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[7]
- See also: Endorsements for Bernie Sanders
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Walsh is a resident of Charles Village in Baltimore. She has a passion for gardening and landscaping.[2]
Contact
Cindy Walsh
2522 N Calvert St
Baltimore, Md 21218[2]
Address for contributions:
P O Box 3550 Baltimore, MD 21214[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Cindy + Walsh + Maryland + Governor"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election State Candidates List, February 26, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 E-mail communication with Ballotpedia, E-mail to Kristen Mathews, March 13, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on April 3, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2016, "Cindy Walsh's Responses," February 25, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ State of Maryland Board of Elections, "Baltimore City 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," accessed February 4, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2016, "Cindy Walsh's Responses," February 25, 2016
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