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Moore, Bauer File

Sources tell Pub Def that Sam Moore just filed to run for alderman in the 4th Ward, setting up a rematch against Ald. O.L. Shelton. And on the southside, recalled former Alderman Tom Bauer has just filed to run again for his old spot. Developing… Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless Keep up with St. Louis politics [...]

Davis Files

Former school board president Marlene Davis filed this morning to fill the 19th Ward vacancy created by now-former Ald. Mike McMillan’s swearing in today as License Collector. Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

6th Ward Update

Here is a joint statement from 6th Ward aldermanic candidates Kacie Starr Triplett and Patrick Cacchione: There has been a compromise reached between Kacie Starr Triplett and Patrick Cacchione regarding the 6th Ward endorsement meeting. In order to ensure inclusiveness and attempt to strengthen our Democratic Party, the deadline to join the organization has been [...]

Campaign Website Updates

6th Ward Aldermanic candidate Christian Saller is now online at www.christiansaller.com. While Aldermanic Board President Jim Shrewsbury’s old official website has moved to www.presidentshrewsbury.com to make room for his new campaign website at www.jimshrewsbury.com. Learn more about Shrewsbury’s opponent, Lewis Reed, at www.lewisreed.net. Saller’s opponents are Kacie Starr Triplett (at www.kaciestarrtriplett.com) and Patrick Cacchione (whose website [...]

VIDEO: Sunshine Forces "Private" 6th Ward Meeting to Be Rescheduled

Tensions were high at tonight’s meeting of the executive committee of the 6th Ward Democratic Organization. The group gathered to discuss a complaint by Committeeman and Aldermanic candidate Patrick Cacchione about a large group of new members his opponent and fellow committee member, Kacie Starr Triplett, brought into the organization last month. The importance of the [...]

On Collateral Damage Tonight

I’m scheduled to be a guest on “Collateral Damage” tonight with hosts D.J. Wilson and Fred Hessel and Steve Patterson of Urban Review STL. The show starts at 7:00 and can be heard on KDHX 88.1 FM or online at www.kdhx.org. Among the topics we’ll be discussing is the 6th Ward controversy over new ward [...]

Haas a Two-Time Candidate

Some people collect stamps. Others run for office. As we first reported earlier today, former school board member Bill Haas is indeed running again for a seat on the St. Louis Board of Education — at the same time as he is running for a seat on the Board of Aldermen. Is that even legal? Yes, says [...]

Ozier Files in the 22nd

BREAKING NEWS The rematch we all expected is indeed occuring. Former Ald. Jay Ozier has filed today to run against Ald. Jeffrey Boyd. Ozier, a close ally of another former 22nd Ward alderman, Kenny Jones, was at polls last month passing out fliers announcing his candidacy. Click here to see it. Ozier and Jones attempted to recall Boyd [...]

Haas Running for School Board Too?

READ IT HERE FIRST Bill Haas says he will be filing to run for school board today. This is in addition to already running for alderman against Terry Kennedy in the 18th Ward. Developing… Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

VIDEO: Candidates File for Office

Matt Browning Challenging Heitert

READ IT HERE FIRST The city’s only Republican alderman got an unexpected challenger this morning, former St. Louis City police officer Matt Browning. Browning, who lost his legs in October 2004 after being pinned between two cars on a routine traffic stop, filed to run against 12th Ward Alderman Fred Heitert this morning in the March 2007 [...]

Haas Running for Alderman

READ IT HERE FIRST Former School Board member (and perennial mayorial candiate) Bill Haas is apparently running for alderman of the 18th Ward. Just a few weeks after losing his latest campaign for state representative, Haas is now holding a place in line at the Board of Elections to run against incumbent Ald. Terry Kennedy. Ald. Frank [...]

VIDEO: Cacchione Party

Committeeman Patrick Cacchione kicked off his campaign to become the next alderman of the 6th Ward with a well-attended party and fundraiser at Sqwires last night. “Here in the 6th Ward, we are a microcosm of the city with rich and poor, blacks and whites, new immigrants and long-time residents and we have business and residential,” [...]

Political Briefs

SHE SAID WHAT? — Following the our city’s dubious distinction once again as the “Most Dangerous City in America“, comes an interesting quote from one of St. Louis’ paid cheerleaders. Mary Hendrod, of the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission, was quoted in Venues Today, an industry trade magazine, in their “Quote of the Week” section. “It’s [...]

Photo of the Day

With even less fanfare than the first time, 6th Ward Ald. Lewis Reed again announced yesterday he is running for Aldermanic President — this time in a hastily produced press release. “It’s time to make a change as to who is should be [sic] seated in the next four years in the Aldermanic President’s chair,” Reed [...]

Cacchione Kick-Off This Week

Sixth Ward Committeeman Patrick Cacchione will be launching his campaign for alderman this week with a kick-off party and fundraiser. Cacchione is looking to replace Ald. Lewis Reed who is running for Aldermanic President. The only other candidate to so far announce a run to replace Reed is Kacie Starr Triplett, a former aide to Congressman [...]

Ozier Challenging Boyd in the 22nd

The political fighting in the 22nd Ward continues as the former Alderman Jay Ozier prepares to challenge current Alderman Jeffrey Boyd in the March 2007 primary. Ozier, a close ally of another former 22nd Ward alderman, Kenny Jones, was at the polls Tuesday passing out fliers announcing his candidacy. Click here to see it. Ozier and Jones [...]

Suburban Snub for Triplett

The Suburban Journals recently published a story about the race currently taking shape to decide who will replace Lewis Reed as alderman of the 6th Ward. The same story, written by reporter Jim Merkel, was published in the Southside Journal and the Northside Journal and on their respective websites. The Southside online version of the story [...]

Green and Reed Raise Some Dough

Pols were busy last night, bouncing between fundraisers for Comptroller Darlene Green and Alderman (and yet unannounced candidate for Aldermanic President) Lewis Reed. Fatigue and a too long neglected personal life wouldn’t allow PUB DEF to photograph the events, but the following details were pieced together from sources in attendance. Reed’s fundraiser was hosted by the Gate [...]

Triplett to Run

READ IT HERE FIRST It appears Congressional aide Kacie Starr Triplett is indeed running for alderman. As PUB DEF reported earlier, Starr had been rumored to be considering a run at replace 6th Ward Alderman Lewis Reed, who is almost certainly running for Aldermanic Board President. Sources now tell PUB DEF that Starr, now a “former” aide to [...]