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Dan Springer
Dan Springer was a 2015 candidate for District 5 of the Memphis City Council in Tennessee. The general election took place on October 8, 2015. Springer and Worth Morgan were competing in a runoff election on November 19, 2015.
Biography
Springer studied English for corporate communication and management at Christian Brothers University, graduating in 2006. His professional experience includes the following:
- 2012-Present: Communications director, Evolve Bank and Trust
- 2010-2012: Executive assistant to the mayor, Shelby County Government
- 2007-2008: Legislative correspondent, U.S. Senate, Senator Bob Corker's Office[1]
Campaign themes
2015
Springer's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Education
- Excerpt: "Every child deserves a world-class education that prepares them for the challenges of an ever-increasing technological world. Economic development and crime rates both improve when citizens are better educated."
Economic development
- Excerpt: "Strong economic development is crucial to the success of any city. Together, we must work to attract new talent and strengthen our talented, educated workforce currently here to further enable them to meet the standards of a demanding, competitive economic climate."
Crime
- Excerpt: "Unfortunately, crime is an issue that touches every part of our community, and we must continue to do all that we can to ensure our streets and our neighborhoods are safe. I look forward to tackling this issue throughout my campaign."
Elections
2015
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, held elections for mayor and city council on October 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[3] In the District 5 race, Jimmie Franklin, John Marek, Worth Morgan, Charles Pickard, Dan Springer, Mary Wilder and Jennifer James Williams faced off in the general election on October 8, 2015. Incumbent Jim Strickland did not run for re-election.[4] A runoff between Morgan and Springer took place on November 19, 2015.[5]
| Memphis City Council, District 5, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Worth Morgan |
50.9% | 3,374 |
| Dan Springer | 49.1% | 3,252 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 6,626 | |
| Source: WMC Action News 5, "Election Results," accessed November 19, 2015 | ||
| Memphis City Council District 5 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Worth Morgan |
31.9% | 6,374 | |
| Dan Springer |
23.3% | 4,647 | |
| Mary Wilder | 18.6% | 3,705 | |
| John Marek | 16.9% | 3,375 | |
| Charles Pickard | 6.4% | 1,274 | |
| Jennifer James Williams | 1.6% | 316 | |
| Jimmie Franklin | 1.3% | 251 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.1% | 28 | |
| Total Votes | 19,375 | ||
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Memphis Election 2015 October," accessed October 8, 2015 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Memphis, Tennessee municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
- Official campaign website
- Dan Springer on Facebook
- Dan Springer on Twitter
- Shelby County Election Commission - Official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Dan Springer Profile," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ Official campaign website of Dan Springer, "Issues," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Election Calendar 2015," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Official candidate list," accessed July 27, 2015
- ↑ WREG, "City Council elections going to a runoff," October 9, 2015
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