@CityofWichita - Director of Strategic Communications & Public Affairs | Nonpartisan election reformer #CountryOverParty
Wichita, KS
Joined July 2007
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We’re 80% of the way to unlocking a $35,000 match, and we need your help to close the gap!
At ERN, our team is laser-focused on making sure elections are fair, regardless of who is in power.
Now’s the time to give bit.ly/4jmStHn
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There is no automatic self-correction coming for us. To save our democracy, we must target the engine driving this destructive spiral—the binary party structure itself.
We need more parties. We need better parties. We need a new party system. It's that simple. Full stop.
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Let's work together to enact party list proportional representation and fusion voting so Americans can have more choices, and escape two-party doom loop.
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The US presidential election is one of the most consequential events in the world - and also among the most complicated. ERN is trying to change that with 'What Voters Need to Know About Presidential Elections.' bit.ly/4dWYNCK #presidentialelection2024 #voting #elections
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Only 3%-5% of eligible voters effectively decided the U.S. House special elections in Rhode Island and Utah yesterday.
In these "safe" districts, the general elections are over before they even begin. Yet another example of the #PrimaryProblem in our politics.
Yesterday, Rhode Island & Utah held special primary elections to fill U.S. House vacancies. Because both districts are noncompetitive in the general election, these races have already effectively been decided. This exposes the #PrimaryProblem with our politics. Let’s unpack it⬇️
Thanks @KevinJreformers @ERN_Reformers for your leadership on this issue: "...moving state election leadership toward greater impartiality is achievable - and increasingly important."
"His failings illustrated why, in our polarized era, it’s no longer fair to voters for a partisan politician to oversee elections.".... What's the solution? See policy options from @ERN_Reformers here: electionreformers.org/articl…
Nice work @ERN_Reformers @KevinJreformers for contributing to this @rconniff commentary: “Though no system is completely apolitical, scholars and good government advocates agree that merit selection is the best option for creating an independent and impartial judiciary…”
#Wisconsin once had nonpartisan, publicly financed #SupremeCourt elections. Those are long gone, and in her commentary, Editor @rconniff says it's time to turn back the big $$$ politics that have infected our highest court. @ERN_Reformers @wisdc
wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/0…
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We have selected our new site location for our headquarters & production facility for the largest US OSAT Semiconductor Project.
@BelAireKS, @SedgwickCounty & @CityofWichita partner to provide regional support for the transformative expansion project. integra-tech.com/blog/integr…
KU and WSU seeking approval for $300 million medical complex in downtown Wichita; KU would pay for about $146M @ljworld www2.ljworld.com/news/ku/202…
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Really important work by @ERN_Reformers identifying the (dangerously) significant influence political parties have in certifying elections, and a comparative study of peer democracies that expressly limit role of parties in the process. @KevinJreformers electionreformers.org/who-ce…
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The Council is beginning to evaluate our district boundaries. We want your input on anything you think the City should take into account. This includes specific neighborhoods, socio economic considerations, or more. Learn more and weigh in on Forum:
forum.wichita.gov/en/project…
Excellent article by @mrichtel in @NYTimes: “…findings imply a deep irony… uncertainty spurs the search for and generation of creative ideas, yet..uncertainty also makes us less able to recognize creativity, perhaps when we need it most.” nytimes.com/2022/04/16/scien…
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It's not an accident that 2 of the Republican Senators voting yes are from states with Ranked Choice Voting. Credit to the states of Maine and Alaska
BREAKING: Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney have become the second and third Republican senators to announce support for Ketanji Brown Jackson trib.al/u7qdYTz
Hear, hear @rodriguezl of @keycentrix "Tech runs in @cityofwichita's veins. A report from @wichitastate noted that Wichita ranks No. 1 in the percentage of STEM occupations.No. 3 for the concentration of engineers." @forbes forbes.com/sites/forbestechc… #wichita #cityofwichita
Welcome to Wichita, @AeroTECInc! Looking forward to watching your business thrive. "AeroTEC selected Wichita for its new campus because of the city’s reputation for top engineering talent..." bizjournals.com/wichita/news… @ICTBiz_dmccoy
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