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| {{Retired candidate submit info}}<APIWidget where="person.id = '58104'" template="Polinfobox" />{{tnr}}'''William Walls''' {{Greener
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| }} a [[Chicago, Illinois municipal elections, 2015|2015]] candidate for Mayor of [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]].
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| ==Elections==
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| ===2015===
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| {{Chicago, Illinois mayor 2015}}
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| ==[[Campaign themes]]==
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| ===2018===
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| {{Candidate survey 2018
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| |Name=William "Dock" Walls
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| |Date=September 30, 2018
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| |Top3= Safety, Education, and Balanced Economic Development
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| |PolicyPassion=Creating Jobs. A Community with High Employment is a safer more productive one.
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| |response1=Harold Washington. He was my mentor. I was a Confidential Assistant. He created a reform government the was open, fair, and neighborhood friendly.|question1=Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?|response2=When Courage Is Not Enough: Bring Your "A" Game.|question2=Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy?|response3=Honesty, Transparency, Integrity, Pragmatism, and Commitment to Excellence.|question3=What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?|response4=I have experience reorganizing major city departments to ensure they were highly productive and all inclusive.|question4=What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?|response5=Competency, a complete understanding of the needs of all citizens, increased mental health services, a platform designed to provide plausible short-term and long-term solutions that fully address the looming pension issues, restore fiscal health, ensure overall safety, creates new industry, improves our bond rating, maintains Chicago as a World Class City, and advances a community first agenda.|question5=What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?|response6=One of Economic Prosperity that resulted in Sustainable, self perpetuating Jobs that lead to full employment and made the streets safer for all citizens.|question6=What legacy would you like to leave?|response7=John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 6 Years old.|question7=What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at that time?|response8=Chicago Tribune Paperboy: Delivering Papers. 2 years.|question8=What was your very first job? How long did you have it?|response9=I locked my keys in the car.|question9=What happened on your most awkward date?|response10=Thanksgiving. It encourages families to assemble in one place, to sit and eat together.|question10=What is your favorite holiday? Why?|response11=The Bible. It is filled with wisdom and examples of life's potential and possibilities.|question11=What is your favorite book? Why?|response12=Robin Hood|question12=If you could be any fictional character, who would you be?|response13=A Lamp. When the sun sets I am able to continue to see and function.|question13=What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?|response14=Star Spangled Banner|question14=What was the last song that got stuck in your head?|response15=Fighting for justice for the underserved 99% and getting them to realize how neglected they have been.|question15=What is something that has been a struggle in your life?|response16=Sometimes you lead and sometimes you follow with the same enthusiasm.|question16=A mayor is a leader in his or her city. What does that mean to you?|response17=Establishing fiscal reform through complete transparency and accountability|question17=Mayors have many responsibilities, which vary from city to city. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your city?|response18=That is not the case in Chicago.|question18=If the mayor in your city is a member of the city council and there's a city manager appointed to handle the day-to-day administration of the city government, what do you believe should be the mayor's top priority in office?|response19=A Mayor must listen to the city council, include key members in the development and decision making process, while ensuring the administrative and legislative agendas are in sync.|question19=If the mayor in your city is not a member of the city council and oversees the day-to-day administration of the city government, what do you believe is the ideal relationship between the mayor and city council?|response20=It's location, which makes it ideal for further development as the transportation, tourism, and economic hub of America.|question20=What do you love most about your city?|response21=Transitioning Chicago from a "Debt to Fund Services" Revenue and Expenditure System into a "Pay As You Go" Revenue and Expenditure System. This will greatly reduce the amount of the city's Debt Service.|question21=What do you perceive to be your city's greatest challenges over the next decade?|response22=State government must recognize that this largest city in the state is essential to the state's economy and it is in everyone's best interest that we enact policies and measures ensure it's fiscal health.|question22=What do you believe is the ideal relationship between your city and the state government?|response23=We should adhere to the Federal Laws and advocate to change the ones we disagree with. The Federal Government should provide aid to the city of Chicago in proportion to the tax dollars from our citizens as compared those from taxpayers in other municipalities.|question23=What do you believe is the ideal relationship between your city and the federal government?
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| ==Recent news==
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Chicago, Illinois]]
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| *[[United States municipal elections, 2015]]
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/general/M2015-CandidateFiling-2014-11-17-1415.pdf ''Chicago Board of Election Commissioners'' - General Election Candidate List]
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| ==Footnotes==
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