Folly Aboussa

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Folly Aboussa

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Personal

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Folly Aboussa (Republican Party) ran for election to the Louisville City Council to represent District 2 in Kentucky. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Aboussa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: City elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2020)

General election

General election for Louisville Metro Council District 2

Incumbent Barbara Shanklin defeated Folly Aboussa in the general election for Louisville Metro Council District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Shanklin (D)	77.9	8,290
		Folly Aboussa (R)	21.6	2,297
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	59

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,646
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Louisville Metro Council District 2

Incumbent Barbara Shanklin defeated RaeShanda Lias-Lockhart, Caroline Grundy, and Curtis Wilkerson in the Democratic primary for Louisville Metro Council District 2 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Shanklin	51.7	2,715
	Submit photo	RaeShanda Lias-Lockhart	28.0	1,469
		Caroline Grundy	14.5	762
	Submit photo	Curtis Wilkerson	5.8	307

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,253
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Folly Aboussa advanced from the Republican primary for Louisville Metro Council District 2.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Folly Aboussa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Aboussa's 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.

Folly H Aboussa is a 19 year old West African minister, businessman, and politician born in the country of Togo. Being raised and spending most of his life in Louisville, KY Folly has dedicated his time and effort toward helping building his community. Aboussa is a 4 year class president and graduate of Seneca High School and a former JCPS student ambassador. Today Folly is the youngest candidate for an elected office in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and hopes to be the youngest sitting council member for Louisville Metro.

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?

• I make job training and opportunities a priority to ending Louisville's homeless crisis.
• Our youth deserve programs within their community that help them explore the endless possibilities there are in life and we must bring about this to end cycles of crime and brokenness.
• Everyone deserves equal treatment in society and within our justice system. I stand by making sure minorities are treated no differently then anyone else.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about lowering crimes rates, bringing forth justice reform, and making sure affordable housing is a human right to all. No man nor woman and children should have to worry about where they'll have to sleep while our government plays with money and funds that are meant to support programs that help our neighbors in need.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to my grandfather Paul Aboussa who was a former advocate, attorney, and court justice in the country of Togo. He fled the country after his and our families life were threatened. He's the reason why I made studying history and law even more a priority in my life after an interest that had sparked in me.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

After years of being bullied in school from 4th to 6th grade. My 7th grade year I not only faced the music that was causing me pain and mental health issues, but at the age of 14 I started my first nonprofit. Dedicated to supporting my peers that were facing problems just like me I wanted to be a voice for everyone. Every year following I saw myself growing into more and more of a leader each day.

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