I used to be on the Lincoln City Council. You learn that there's never enough money for all of the police officers and fire-fighting apparatus you'd like to have.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was on my own union council for twenty-odd years.
My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.
I have had a career in public service.
I'm one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative ways in city government. That's what I've done in my two years and will continue to do in the next four.
When I grew up, and I think about City Council, I look at the men and women then - these were people who just wanted to be a part of the community and give something back. They weren't necessarily trying to use it as a steppingstone to something else. I looked up to those people.
I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.
I will lobby tirelessly in cooperation with other mayors around the country to insure that federal funding for our recently added police officers continues.
I'm not part of a middle-class establishment. I'm working class, and I grew up in a council house.
Rather than hearing from the city council president, you'd hear from sources all across the country.
I've been mayor for five years. I've led a city. And directed a police department. I know how to use resources.