Wilton Wilson
Wilton Wilson was a 2016 Democratic candidate for mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. He lost the Democratic primary that took place on April 26, 2016.
Elections
2016
| Baltimore Mayoral Election (2016), Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Catherine Pugh |
36.58% | 48,709 | |
| Democratic | Sheila Dixon | 34.77% | 46,301 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Embry | 11.70% | 15,576 | |
| Democratic | David Warnock | 8.15% | 10,850 | |
| Democratic | Carl Stokes | 3.48% | 4,628 | |
| Democratic | DeRay Mckesson | 2.59% | 3,445 | |
| Democratic | Nick Mosby | 1.50% | 1,992 | |
| Democratic | Calvin Allen Young III | 0.49% | 646 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Gutierrez | 0.30% | 399 | |
| Democratic | Cindy Walsh | 0.16% | 211 | |
| Democratic | Mack Clifton | 0.15% | 203 | |
| Democratic | Gersham Cupid | 0.10% | 136 | |
| Democratic | Wilton Wilson | 0.06% | 75 | |
| Total Votes | 133,171 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Baltimore City," May 31, 2016 | ||||
Issues
2016
Wilson highlighted two particular areas of focus on his campaign website: education and public safety.[2]
Education
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Improving the educational establishment in our city is one of the most important issues facing us today. It is no secret that our public school system is in need of serious help. With increasing drop-out rates and schools continuing to close, it is clear that our approach to improving these issues is in need of a fundamental change. The importance of an education for all cannot be overstated. It is from knowledge that an individual gains the power to better their own lives as well as their neighbors’, family’s, and friends’. The first step in the direction towards improvement would be to reorganize how the local Board of Education is structured. This vitally important entity should be made up of the people who actually compose the school systems. A collection of teachers, parents, and community organizers and leaders who are put into their positions through local elections need to have the power to affect positive change. Who better than the people in the heart of the school systems to know what needs to be done, and ultimately address those needs? We cannot mortgage our children’s futures for the sake of politics and patronage. Maintaining the status-quo is not an option, as it has not been effective, nor will it ever be. It is imperative that we strengthen teacher training, as well as improving teacher retention rates at all of our schools. Teacher retention will improve through increased compensation. There needs to be incentive, especially for new teachers, to come teach in city schools and desire to stay there. We do not have to be content with just assuming that our city schools struggle, and it is just an unfortunate reality we must live with. Dramatic improvement is a very attainable reality that we should all yearn for and work towards.[2][3] |
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Public Safety
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More than eight fatal shootings in Baltimore City over the memorial weekend of 2010. The violence came as the FBI released preliminary figures for 2009, confirming Baltimore’s homicide rate remained unchanged as killings across the country fell about 7 percent. Among cities with more than 100,000 people, Baltimore’s homicide rate of 37.3 killings per 100,000 residents ranked fifth behind New Orleans, Richmond, Calif., St. Louis and Detroit.[2][3] |
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See also
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Municipal elections in Baltimore, Maryland (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Maryland Board of Elections, "Baltimore City 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," accessed February 4, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wilton Wilson for Baltimore City Mayor, "Issues," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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