Cara Spencer

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On January 13, 2020, Spencer announced her intention to run for mayor of St. Louis in 2021. [22] [3] [1] [23] The 2021 election was the city's first to use approval voting. [24] Spencer, along with Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, were endorsed by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board in a joint endorsement (since voters could now select more than one candidate in the primary election). [25] Spencer was also endorsed by the Planned Parenthood Advocates of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri and former St. Louis Mayor Vincent C. Schoemehl. [26] [27] [28]

Spencer, alongside St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones, advanced to the general election after the primary on March 2, 2021. [29] [30] [31] [32] Spencer was defeated by Jones in the general election held on April 6, 2021. [33]

2025 St. Louis mayoral election

On May 23, 2024, Spencer declared her second bid for mayor of St. Louis in 2025, challenging the incumbent Jones. [34]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kevin S. Held (January 13, 2020). "Alderwoman Cara Spencer to challenge Mayor Lyda Krewson in 2021 primary". Fox2Now. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Cara Spencer Ward 20 Alderwoman". St. Louis Government Website. January 13, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Danny Wicentowski (January 13, 2020). "St. Louis Alderwoman Cara Spencer First to Challenge Krewson for Mayor". River Front Times. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Election Summary Report March 3, 2015" (PDF). St. Louis Government Website. March 9, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Cara Spencer on Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  6. ↑ Kirn, Jacob. "City aldermen eye campaign finance reforms amid Stenger probe". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Board Bill". stlouis-mo.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ordinance Details". stlouis-mo.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  9. ↑ Arrighi, Jeanine (August 27, 2019). "Easy West Gateway Council of Governments Air Quality Advisory Committee" (PDF).
  10. ↑ Fenske, Sarah. "'McKee Exemption' Scrapped by Board of Aldermen in Unanimous Vote". Riverfront Times. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  11. ↑ "After months of delay, aldermen give initial approval to restrictions on payday lenders". St. Louis Public Radio. November 4, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  12. ↑ Murphy, Doyle. "'Good Samaritan' Law Bars St. Louis Cops from Arresting Drug Users Who Call 911 for Overdoses". Riverfront Times. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  13. ↑ Doyle Murphy (December 14, 2015). "Here's a New Plan for Overgrown St. Louis Lots: Mow to Own". River Front Times. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  14. ↑ Mark Schlinkmann (December 21, 2019). "St. Louis airport privatization effort is dead, Krewson says". St. Louis Today. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  15. ↑ Schlinkmann, Mark (July 9, 2020). "St. Louis airport privatization saga continues at Board of Aldermen". STLtoday.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  16. ↑ Schlinkmann, Mark (September 3, 2020). "Lambert privatization plan yanked from Nov. 3 St. Louis ballot". STLtoday.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  17. ↑ Koran Addo (October 11, 2016). "Ethics complaint against St. Louis alderman dismissed". St. Louis Today. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  18. ↑ Schlinkmann, Mark (August 7, 2020). "Petition drive launched to put recall of Alderman Cara Spencer on Nov. 3 ballot". STLtoday.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Supporters of Lambert Airport Privatization tries to recall their main critic on the Board of Aldermen". FOX 2. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  20. ↑ American, Rebecca Rivas Of The St Louis (May 20, 2020). "City aldermen question whether city's contact tracing program can keep up now with stay-at-home orders lifted". St. Louis American. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Aldermanic Committee". stlouis-mo.gov. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  22. ↑ Nassim Benchaabane (January 13, 2020). "Alderman Cara Spencer running for mayor of St. Louis". St. Louis Today. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  23. ↑ Jason Rosenbaum; Jo Mannies (January 13, 2020). "Politically Speaking: Alderman Spencer on entering the fray at the Board of Aldermen". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  24. ↑ Nathaniel Rakich (March 1, 2021). "In St. Louis, Voters Will Get To Vote For As Many Candidates As They Want". Five Thirty Eight. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  25. ↑ The Editorial Board (February 17, 2021). "Editorial: We recommend Lewis Reed and Cara Spencer in the St. Louis mayoral primary". STLtoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  26. ↑ "Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri". m.facebook.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  27. ↑ Bogan, Jesse. "'A whole bunch of history': Two progressives in St. Louis mayor's race get support from the past". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  28. ↑ Dana Rieck (February 28, 2021). "With primary around the corner, mayoral candidate endorsements pile up". St. Louis American. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  29. ↑ "St. Louis City". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  30. ↑ Doyle Murphy (March 2, 2021). "Tishaura Jones, Cara Spencer Moving Forward in St. Louis Mayor's Race". River Front Times. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  31. ↑ "Tishaura Jones, Cara Spencer advance to general election in St. Louis Mayor's race". KMOV4. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  32. ↑ Colin Jeffery (March 8, 2021). "St. Louis mayoral race poll shows Jones, Spencer in statistical tie". KSDK. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  33. ↑ Millitzer, Joe (April 6, 2021). "Tishaura Jones to be next mayor of St. Louis". KTVI . Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  34. ↑ Lippmann, Rachel (May 23, 2024). "Alderwoman Cara Spencer plans second run for St. Louis mayor". St. Louis Public Radio . Retrieved May 24, 2024.
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Cara Spencer
Alderwoman Cara Spencer.jpg
Member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 2015