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Richard Thomas White, Jr.

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Richard Thomas White, Jr.

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Education

Associate

Business management

Personal
Profession
Job developer

Richard Thomas White, Jr. was a candidate for District 6 of the Baltimore City Council. White was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Campaign themes

2016

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

White participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:

Homelessness, affordable housing, education, vocational training and job readiness development/ training.[1][2]

When asked what he would most like to change about the city, the candidate made the following statement:

To create education, job readiness training, employment and affordable housing opportunities.[1][2]

When asked what he is most proud of about the city, the candidate made the following statement:

That we are a good city which provides opportunity, but everyone needs to be included for this to be a great city.[1][2]
Ranking the issues

The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:

Issue importance ranking
Candidate's ranking Issue
1
Housing
2
Homelessness
3
Unemployment
4
No answer
5
No answer
6
No answer
7
No answer
8
No answer
9
No answer
10
No answer
11
No answer
12
No answer
Positions on the issues

The candidate was asked to answer four questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column:

Question Response
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?
Very important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?
State
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety?
Increased economic opportunities
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development?
Provide more personal economics building the individual a person at time and the city will be better as a whole.

Elections

2016

Incumbent Sharon Green Middleton defeated Richard Thomas White, Jr. and Anthony White (write-in) in the Baltimore City Council election for District 6.[3]
Baltimore City Council Election (2016), District 6, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sharon Green Middleton Incumbent 90.43% 13,518
     Green Richard Thomas White, Jr. 8.30% 1,240
     Democratic Anthony White (write-in) 0.79% 118
Write-in votes 0.48% 72
Total Votes 14,948
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2016 Presidential General Election results for Baltimore City," accessed December 11, 2016

Recent news

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2016, "Richard Thomas White's Responses," February 25, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. State of Maryland Board of Elections, "Baltimore City 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," accessed February 4, 2016