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Layna Anderson (Lansing Charter Commission At-large, Michigan, candidate 2024)
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Layna Anderson ran in a special election to the Lansing Charter Commission At-large in Michigan. She was on the ballot in the special general election on May 7, 2024.
Anderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Layna Anderson provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on April 12, 2024:
- Birth date: December 23, 1986
- High school: Midland High School
- Bachelor's: Michigan State University
- Gender: Female
- Profession: Communications
- Incumbent officeholder: No
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Elections
General election
Special general election for Lansing Charter Commission At-large (9 seats)
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Lansing Charter Commission At-large on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| Jazmin Anderson (Nonpartisan) | ||
Layna Anderson (Nonpartisan)  | ||
| Dedria Humphries Barker (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Joan Bauer (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Elizabeth Driscoll Boyd (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Ben Dowd (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Randy Dykhuis (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Michéle K. Fickes (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Britt Houze (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Monte D. Jackson II (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Brian C. Jeffries (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Samuel Klahn (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Tim Knowlton (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jesse Lasorda (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Guillermo Z. Lopez (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Heath B. Lowry (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Erica Lynn (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Derek Melot (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Douglas VanBuren Mulkey (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jerry Norris (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Ted O'Dell (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Stephen Purchase (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Muhammad A. Qawwee II (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Mitch Rice (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Justin M. Sheehan (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Stan S. Shuck (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Lori Adams Simon (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Corwin Smidt (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Miranda Swartz (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Simon Terhaar (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Julie Vandenboom (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jody Washington (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jason Wilkes (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Keith A. Williams (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Ross Yednock (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Nicklas W. Zande (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Layna Anderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Anderson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Restructuring of City Council. We need to restore balance between the mayor and city council by making it easier to override a mayoral veto. We should also increase ward seats in order to ensure representation from all communities in Lansing.
- Restrict mayoral power. Make a city council override of a mayoral veto more feasible. Additionally, change the system of appointing department heads. I think these jobs should be treated like any other job: a job description developed and posted publicly for several weeks and qualified candidates interviewed by a hiring committee. Currently, the mayor can nominate anyone for a department head position, regardless of their qualifications. Opening up this process can ensure that we have the best people from the region in those roles.
- Boards and commissions. We should take a critical look at all of the city's various boards and commissions, how many people serve on them, how long they serve, and how they are appointed.
Lansing City Pulse has endorsed my campaign.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ [Email with Michigan Secretary of State Election office, "Candidate list," April 05, 2024]
