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   .contact_entity {font-size: 1.5em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} 		position: relative; [1] At age 38, Reeves will became the youngest Pensacolian to hold the office in 101 years. Lisa Hammersly has been a reporter and editor for more than 40 years in Arkansas and North Carolina. 		font-size: 12px; 	margin-top: 1px; .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} .top_disclaimer { Scott worked as deputy policy director and director of intergovernmental affairs for Gov. 	font-size: .9em; 	.electionsectionheading { 	clear: both; However, while they hurt the public and election enforcers, the late deadlines can be advantageous to candidates. - Little Rock has experienced an uptick in violent crime, and voters will decide in Nov. who's tasked with addressing that problem. Scott   ran for re-election for Mayor of Little Rock in Arkansas. 		font-size: 2em; Citing the fictional Andy Griffith television show town of Mayberry, Sloan said, In Mayberry RFD, you can run for mayor and spend very little..  State executives | Other issues debated among the candidates Monday night included: the future of the citys parks; last-minute cancellation of LITFest, a citywide festival of celebration; spiking crime in the city; and plans for economic growth. Rain is expected tonight for most parts of Arkansas, so plan to take an umbrella along with identification, and if you are still in line at 7:30 p.m. you are legally allowed to still cast a ballot. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott talks to reporters at City Hall in Little Rock, Arkansas after filing to run for reelection on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Resetting the deadlines would require legislative changes to state law, Ark. p.survey-question {font-weight:bold;} 		max-width: 75px; Official website. Incumbent mayor Steve Adler was term-limited and could not run for re-election. Ballotpedia comprehensively covers the 100 largest cities in the United States by population. The platform is designed to engage citizens and government leaders in a discussion about what needs improvement across the country. 		position: relative; On Monday, he turned in the necessary paperwork to the . div.oneoff-scrollbox.regular {  height:400px;  overflow:scroll;  margin:20px;  padding:10px;  border:1px solid gray; } $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons licence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. One reason is that local races in small towns involved little money, he said. 		position: absolute; 	.inner_percentage.Libertarian { Crime dominates advertising by GOP candidates in some of the most competitive Senate and governors races across the country. [2], On March 15, 2022, the East Hill Neighborhood Association hosted a forum with candidates Cannada-Wynn, Hillburn, Horton, Reeves, and Sharp. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. As of publication, the city is up to 17 homicides in 2022. 	} 		width: 90%; 	color: white; 		color: #fff; 	.outer_percentage { 		background-color: #003388; State and local courts | Its unfortunateIf youll give me another opportunity, Ill bring it back.. Just because you dont know where they are, he said, theres no reason to shut them down. Henderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. DEIJ Policy | Ethics Policy | Privacy Policy. 	color: white; 	font-size: 1.2em; Landers pointed back to the weekend of violence here in Little Rock and multiple shootings the city saw. 	float: right; 		top: -5px; [3][4], As of November 2022, Scott was president of the African American Mayors Association. Scotts election in 2018 was a landmark for a city long known for the 1957 desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, when nine Black students were escorted into the school in front of an angry white mob.  They include one campaign thats been supported by former Gov. 			width: 100%; Huckabee is the father of Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Republican candidate for governor this year. How to vote | 		overflow-x: auto; 	.race_header.republican { The mayors had four years to solve the crime problem and nothing has been done, Landers said Monday. 		padding-bottom: 8px; } 		height: 100%; Adjust the city contract bidding process to ensure Little Rock contracts with capable local business when available. The Central Arkansas Library System, KUAR, and the League of Women Voters of Pulaski County hosted the forum in the Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rocks River Market district. Scotts chief rival in the race is Steve Landers, a retired car dealer who regularly cites the citys spiraling homicide rate in campaign appearances and materials. I am in full support of decriminalizing marijuana, Scott told a crowd of about 200 at the Central Arkansas Library Systems Ron Robinson Theater. But Scott is running in a midterm election where violent crime has become a pivotal issue nationwide, with Republicans eager to paint Democratic mayors as unable to protect their cities. That information also is offered electronically. } 	} Aspiring candidates for Little Rock mayor as well as six ward positions on the city board of directors can pick up election packets from the city clerk's office beginning this week, the city announced Wednesday. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. 		margin: 8px auto; 		width: 50%; DEIJ Policy | Ethics Policy | Privacy Policy. FILE  Little Rock City Hall is shown in this 2019 file photo. The filing period for candidates to return completed packets to the city clerk's office inside City Hall will run from July 29 until Aug. 19 at noon, according to a news release. var nTimer = setInterval(function() { 		margin-bottom:16px; If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you. 		padding-top: 3px; Because Reeves earned the majority in the primary, there was no runoff on November 8 and Reeves took office on November 22, when Incumbent Mayor Grover C. Robinson IV stepped down after one term. font-size: .9em; 		overflow: hidden; } .widget-key { .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution {  		padding-left: 0; The race has featured back-and-forth attacks  particularly between Scott and Landers on race, crime and ethics issues. In earlier forums, Scott has emphasized plans to bring more growth and economic development to the city, and pointed to progress made since his 2018 election. 	} U.S. Congress | 	.image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { Scott responded that there is no new FBI stat and accused Landers of citing numbers from an invalid source. 	} The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. } Amid other challenges, including rising homicides and the upheaval of the 2020 George Floyd protests, Scott has tried to target neglected areas of the city for economic development and promoted a community school initiative with the Little Rock School District. 		padding-left: 16px; 		float: left; 	} 	.image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { 				max-height: 580px; 	.results_row td:first-child { 		letter-spacing: 0.03em; 	.votebox-results-metadata-p { Scott was elected as mayor in 2018 after he won a runoff election. Henderson has said he wants to strengthen ties between city residents with city government and police.  Improve in the pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and be a regional leader in the Central Arkansas Greenway system. 	background-color: green; The 2022 Pensacola mayoral election took place on August 23, 2022, to elect the mayor of Pensacola. 		background-color: #f4f4f4; .widget-row.value-only.black { 	.inner_percentage.Democratic { He lives in the downtown neighborhood area, where he is am very active, with his wife Brandie and two kids Ava and Aiden. Four people have filed to run for Little Rock mayor this fall as of the close of the city's filing. The contest is on the Nov. 8 ballot. 

Three candidates for Little Rock mayor, including incumbent Frank Scott Jr., expressed full-throated support Monday night for legalizing recreational use of marijuana in Arkansas. .clearfix { div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } color: #fff; .infobox { } } Source1Source2. } left: 0px; School districts | height: 22px; .votebox-results-cell--check { Create Stronger Neighborhoods by: Implement a stronger, more strategic city planning to make sure growth is happening in ways that are best for the long term viability of Little Rock. margin-bottom: 4px; [24], On May 26, 2022, Women for Responsible Legislation hosted a forum with candidates Cannada-Wynn, Myers, Reeves, and Sharp. color: white; vertical-align: top; Henderson often was in step with much of what the mayor outlined. Please see our republishing guidelines for use of photos and graphics. His current term ends on December 31, 2026. Sanders declares state of emergency after storms, National Weather Service confirms tornadoes in AR, Proposed bill would mandate teaching breastfeeding, Garland Co. sheriff releases names in shooting deaths, Garland County deputies: Man & woman dead after shooting, AST Blog: Severe Weather Awareness Week Watches, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. padding:7px 8px 8px; .contact_office { font-size: 0.8 em; margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Henderson's responses. font-weight: bold; He said thats a state and federal issue, even as he promised to support voters will. "I saw the crime problems our city was in, the pothole problems, the drainage problems, the lack of things to do for people . The race being called, just before 2 a.m. .expand-all:hover, .collapse-all:hover {cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;} top: -1px; Listen 5:17 Steve Landers' campaign website Steve Landers says he's running for mayor of Little Rock as a way to give back to the community.

Mayoral elections in Little Rock are nonpartisan. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. They defeated Warwick Sabin, Vincent Tolliver, and Glen Schwarz in the general election for Mayor of Little Rock on November 6, 2018. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott has formally filed to run for reelection. .votebox-scroll-container { $('#candidate-connection-twitter-152543').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); } Candidates for Little Rock Mayor debated over the top issues in the city Monday night, as the November election inches closer. } } border-bottom: 1px solid grey; Whitaker, 66, presumably will face. color: black; .results_table { .widget-row.value-only.white { overflow-y: auto; .widget-row { .survey-result {padding:10px;} .infobox p { Finishing second in the four-candidate field was retired auto dealer Steve Landers Sr. at 38.3%. display: inline-block; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1 !important; p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} To start off the night, the debate moderator brought up LITFest controversies. We have more officers than in the previous four years. Gov. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. In the same time frame, violent crime, in general, rose by 27%. font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; background-color: #003388; Henderson: They are community gathering places, and they are an important part of this city. Political observers say the Republican attacks could backfire. Little Rock's mayoral race is nonpartisan. Arkansans are set to cast their votes for the 2022 midterm elections on Tuesday, November 8. I said 63 parks are too many in the condition they are.