Richard Dickerson
Richard Dickerson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Jefferson County Commission, Alabama to represent District 2. Dickerson lost in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2018.
Dickerson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Jefferson County Commission District 2
Sheila Tyson won election in the general election for Jefferson County Commission District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheila Tyson (D) | 99.1 | 40,344 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 386 | ||
| Total votes: 40,730 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Jefferson County Commission District 2
Sheila Tyson defeated incumbent Sandra Little Brown in the Democratic primary runoff for Jefferson County Commission District 2 on July 17, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheila Tyson | 52.6 | 6,262 |
| Sandra Little Brown | 47.4 | 5,649 | ||
| Total votes: 11,911 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Jefferson County Commission District 2
Incumbent Sandra Little Brown and Sheila Tyson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Richard Dickerson in the Democratic primary for Jefferson County Commission District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sandra Little Brown | 46.5 | 9,246 | |
| ✔ | | Sheila Tyson | 46.2 | 9,188 |
| Richard Dickerson | 7.3 | 1,444 | ||
| Total votes: 19,878 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steve Small Jr. (D)
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Richard Dickerson participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 29, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Richard Dickerson's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | reducing illiteracy reducing crime reducing neighborhood blight[2][3] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Education Neighborhood development Job creation Public safetyCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Richard Dickerson answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He died fighting for justice.[3] | ” |
| “ | Letter from the Birmingham Jail Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Black Power Imperative Why don't American cities burn Michael B. Katz[3] | ” |
| “ | Commitment to serve the less fortunate Commitment to transparency in government A passion for service[3] |
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| “ | I am committed to service especially to the poor. I am honest. I am fearless. I know who I am, and where I cam from.[3] | ” |
| “ | Work to insure that the budget reflects the priorities and needs of those who most need help. Work to insure that competent, caring people are hired. Work to insure that transparency and accountable become the norm versus the exception.[3] | ” |
| “ | He helped to make things better.[3] | ” |
| “ | 1963 the year President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.[3] | ” |
| “ | I worked cleaning up our landlord's house, maybe one year.[3] | ” |
| “ | I was late because of the train.[3] | ” |
| “ | Christmas the opportunity to see family and old friends.[3] | ” |
| “ | The autobiography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.[3] | ” |
| “ | Superman[3] | ” |
| “ | My big chair in the living room, it is very comfortable.[3] | ” |
| “ | People get Ready Al Green[3] | ” |
| “ | Making enough money.[3] | ” |
| “ | It touches the lives of 132,000 people directly and another 500,000 people indirectly.[3] | ” |
| “ | Not sure.[3] | ” |
| “ | No.[3] | ” |
| “ | The ability and willingness to read. Being a good listener. The ability to work with others. An understanding of the history of the county.[3] | ” |
See also
| Jefferson County, Alabama | Alabama | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Richard Dickerson's responses," May 29, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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