Maplewood resident Sarah Crosley announced on Twitter Thursday that she is running for Maplewood City Council, Ward 2.
Ward 2 council member Ray Crader’s term expires April 2020. Eleanor Pardini won the other Ward 2 seat in April 2019, while long-time councilman, Tim Dunn, decided not to run.
Crosley’s Twitter profile: “Candidate for Maplewood City Council, Ward 2 / comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable / handful & hard to manage”
Every young person involved in campaigns, policy advocacy, etc has probably been asked the question "so when will you be running?" Well, you have your answer now.
I love Maplewood, which is why I'm running for City Council. I want all of us to live in a place that prioritizes
— Sarah Crosley (@crosleysarah) December 13, 2019
racial equity, economic justice, and data-informed, proven policy. I want to support the progressive efforts of other municipal leaders as this region re-examines how we've always done things. So I'm running, and I hope I can count on your support.
— Sarah Crosley (@crosleysarah) December 13, 2019
I’m a Ward 2 resident who enthusiastically supports Sarah’s candidacy and her Twitter handle.
Tolerating the naysayers has always been part of the process. You sound like a good candidate to me, Sarah. I don’t live in Ward 2 but hopefully I’ll get a chance to talk to you at some point. I say go for it. Good luck.
Don’t give us all those platitudes. Just say, “I’ll do the best I can.”
Yes, the platitudes. Will not be voting for this one. “Progressive efforts of other municipal leaders”…
Yeah, totally rehearsed. Same old stuff.
“Afflict the comfortable”….yikes. I don’t want tot support anyone who wished suffering on anyone else. A bit much.
Denise, you may find this enlightening: https://bit.ly/2sgk75h It is a phrase that has been applied often to the gospel, but actually originated more than a century ago as a description of what the function of journalists in a free society should be. Odd that this phrase would be so… triggering.
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