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Jamie Latear Frierson was a candidate for District 9 of the Baltimore City Council. Frierson was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Campaign themes

2016

Frierson's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:

“

Education

  • Education/training – with emphasis on how to survive in the modern economy and for jobs/careers that do exist and fields that are growing.
  • Economic Literacy/Financial Literacy – Why? A necessary skill for personal economic empowerment
  • Bi-lingual education K-12– English and Spanish. Why? Employment advertising and reality: ability to speak Spanish is a desired asset for many jobs.
  • High school graduates must be able to perform at a level that makes it possible for them to successfully;
    • Enter the employment market
    • Enter post-secondary education or training
  • Not everyone can or wants to go to college therefore opportunities for apprenticeships and internships are needed.

Employment
Prioritize Small Worker owned businesses

  • Support for small businesses. Why?
    • Biggest costs for businesses are interest and rent
    • The surplus that leaves the community and small businesses hire community residents
    • Money stays in the community
    • Growth of community wealth.
  • Small business grants/financing
  • Shared space/reduced rent space

Technology/Manufacturing

  • Solar panel manufacturing, installation and maintenance
  • Wind turbine manufacturing, installation and maintenance
  • Prefab housing components manufacturing
  • Cyber-security
  • Software engineers
  • Network and database management

[1]

”
—Jamie Latear Frierson (2016), [2]

Elections

2016

John Bullock defeated Kenneth Earl Ebron, Jr. and Jamie Latear Frierson in the Baltimore City Council election for District 9.[3]
Baltimore City Council Election (2016), District 9, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John Bullock 91.22% 11,560
     Republican Kenneth Earl Ebron, Jr. 5.22% 661
     Green Jamie Latear Frierson 3.29% 417
Write-in votes 0.28% 35
Total Votes 12,673
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2016 Presidential General Election results for Baltimore City," accessed December 11, 2016

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Citizens for Jamie Frierson, "Platform," accessed September 29, 2016
  3. ↑ State of Maryland Board of Elections, "Baltimore City 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," accessed February 4, 2016
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