Eve Shippens

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Eve Shippens

Working Families Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Eve Shippens (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for election to the Buffalo Common Council to represent North District in New York. Shippens did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 7, 2023. Shippens lost in the Democratic primary on June 27, 2023.

Shippens completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Buffalo, New York (2023)

General election

General election for Buffalo Common Council North District

Incumbent Joseph Golombek won election in the general election for Buffalo Common Council North District on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Golombek (D / Conservative Party)	97.5	2,243
		Other/Write-in votes	2.5	58

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,301
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lisa Thagard (Independent)
• Eve Shippens (Working Families Party)
• Matthew Powenski (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Buffalo Common Council North District

Incumbent Joseph Golombek defeated Eve Shippens in the Democratic primary for Buffalo Common Council North District on June 27, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Golombek	70.3	1,078
		Eve Shippens	29.5	453
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,533
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lisa Thagard (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Matthew Powenski advanced from the Republican primary for Buffalo Common Council North District.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joseph Golombek advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Buffalo Common Council North District.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Eve Shippens advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Buffalo Common Council North District.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Shippens in this election.

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Eve Shippens completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Shippens' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm a mom, 22-years Buffalo Public Schools teacher, and union leader. I am running for North District Common Council to help families and business owners access the resources they need to build safe, healthy homes and communities!

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Safe, Healthy Neighborhoods
• Thriving Business Districts
• Resources for Families

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

1. Safe, Healthy Neighborhoods:

• investing in public safety by addressing the root causes through mental health response, substance abuse services, workforce development, and youth recreation programs
  
• addressing housing issues with the Tenants Bill of Rights, help for low/fixed income residents to maintain their homes, requiring more affordable housing in new development, and paths to homeownership
  
• reducing impact on the environment through green infrastructure, protecting/restoring our waterways, and switching to greener energy
  
  

2. Thriving Business Districts

• revitalize the business community and workers rights by attracting cooperatives and small business owners into the neighborhood with incentives, the same way we attract developers
  
• ensure city services, like garage collection, snow removal, and street maintenance, are timely, routine, and efficient
  
• invest in city forestry, sidewalks, and public transit to make business districts more attractive, walkable, and accessible
  
  

3. Resources for Families

• connect residents with already existing programs by creating a public database so people in the community can easily find and connect with the services they need
  
• enhance language access and disability services so everyone can receive needed services
  
• identify unmet needs and work collaboratively with other levels of government and community groups to provide resources to expand on services and create new ones to match the needs of the community
  

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