It’s like people decided that this year, they have time for that.
Dallas City Council races this year are robust. No one is unopposed, and twelve of the 14 seats have more than two candidates for the May 1 election.
Here’s who’s running in Oak Cliff. We will update you when we know more about all of the candidates.
District 1
Chad West: The incumbent City Councilman is in his first term.
Giovanni Valderas: The artist and activist who ran against West in 2019.
Stephani A. Kyle, who owns a local business, The Skylark Agency.
Gerardo Sanchez Corona, a Walmart auto technician running on a socialist/worker’s rights platform.
District 3
Casey Thomas, the incumbent City Councilman, in office since 2015.
Irby Foster
District 4
Carolyn King Arnold: The incumbent City Councilwoman also previously held the seat from 2015-2019.
Maxie Johnson, a current Dallas ISD board member.
Johnny Aguinaga, who recently made the news after opening his private property to a homeless encampment.
Matt Canto, a senior-level operations manager, according to LinkedIn.
Lelani Russell
