The polls have closed and the votes have been counted.
The over-arching theme for the night: Republicans win.
Mayor Joe Wright will hold his seat in Beech Grove, along with his new clerk-treasurer, judge, one at-large councilman, and three out of five district councilmen. Democrats held one seat and gained control of an at-large seat on the city council. In Indianapolis, one of the biggest upsets in political history - the impossible has occurred. This nobody candidate named Greg Ballard has beaten the Democrat fundraising machine called Bart Peterson, and the GOP has taken control of the City-County Council.
Congratulations to all the candidates. In the surprisingly eloquent words of Mayor Peterson,
"It's time to rally around our new [insert office here], because at the end of the day it's not about any one person."
Let's be positively involved in affecting positive change for our communities.
See you all soon....stay tuned to this blog for a major announcement (okay, that's a little dramatic...but really, stay tuned)
JF
P.S. I've decided to make this blog more of a hodge-podge of things, not just factual updates on my life in Miami. I'd like to expand that a little bit - not sure where this is going, but we'll ride the wave and see what happens. Tell me what you think!
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