Local Elected Officials Shape Our Futures
We support dynamic leaders committed to building better and stronger communities now and in the future.
Black American Futures PAC has created a robust endorsement process, based on our values, to identify and select candidates who will be a strong voice for equity in elected office. Candidates we endorse must be committed to supporting bold policies that will create and sustain a brighter future for the Black community and all communities as a whole.
Our process includes a questionnaire, which we will invite all candidates in a race to complete, that we will post here on our website to educate and inform the electorate on the vision, goals, and priorities of all candidates.
Our team of evaluators, which has a majority decision making group of Black women, includes the perspectives of men, women, and LGBTQIA+ communities. All candidates are invited to apply for consideration. Endorsements will be made based on the recommendations of our evaluators.
Our endorsement comes with financial/in-kind support subject to the needs of endorsed campaigns and the capacity of the Black American Futures PAC Team.
While we do our own research identifying strong candidates and key races across the country, we also depend on our supports to share important local races we should be paying attention to. Do you have a candidate or race we should be involved in? Please suggest a candidate or race for us to watch in the upcoming cycles!
Black American Futures PAC has created a robust endorsement process, based on our values, to identify and select candidates who will be a strong voice for equity in elected office. Candidates we endorse must be committed to supporting bold policies that will create and sustain a brighter future for the Black community and all communities as a whole.
Our process includes a questionnaire, which we will invite all candidates in a race to complete, that we will post here on our website to educate and inform the electorate on the vision, goals, and priorities of all candidates.
Our team of evaluators, which has a majority decision making group of Black women, includes the perspectives of men, women, and LGBTQIA+ communities. All candidates are invited to apply for consideration. Endorsements will be made based on the recommendations of our evaluators.
Our endorsement comes with financial/in-kind support subject to the needs of endorsed campaigns and the capacity of the Black American Futures PAC Team.
While we do our own research identifying strong candidates and key races across the country, we also depend on our supports to share important local races we should be paying attention to. Do you have a candidate or race we should be involved in? Please suggest a candidate or race for us to watch in the upcoming cycles!
2025 Dallas Municipal Election Endorsements (May Election)
All candidates are invited, welcome and have the opportunity to respond to the questionnaire. All questionnaires received are listed below. We will make available a full list of candidates, regardless of their response, for additional information. If you are a candidate and interested in seeking our endorsement, please complete the below questionnaire and send it back to [email protected]. Questionnaires are due February 15th, 2025 for endorsement consideration in our first round of endorsements. Additional endorsements, including endorsements for seats with already endorsed candidates, may be considered after the initial selection on a rolling basis.
We also welcome races not featured to reach out for consideration.
Who is on your ballot? Look up your sample ballot here.
We also welcome races not featured to reach out for consideration.
Who is on your ballot? Look up your sample ballot here.
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2025 Endorsements
City Council
Place 1
Chad West
Jason Vanhof
Katrina Whatley
Place 2
Sukhbir Kaur
Jesse Moreno
Place 3
Zarin D. Gracey
John Sims
Jesseca E. Lightbourne
Place 4
Maxie Johnson
Avis Hardaman
Kebran W. Alexander
Place 5
Jaime Resendez
Elizabeth Matus
Place 6
Laura Cadena
Tony Carrillo
David Blewett
Gabriel Kissinger
Monica R. Alonzo
Machelle Wells
Linus Spiller
Nicholas "Nico" Quintanilla
Place 7
Jose Rivas Jr.
Adam Bazaldua
O'Neil Hesson
Cydney Walker
Write-In Candidate
Lamar "Yaka" Jefferson
Place 8
Ruth Steward
Erik Wilson
Lorie Blair
Eugene Ralph
Subrina Lynn Brenham
Davante D. Peters
Place 9
Paula C. Blackmon
Ernest P. Banda
Place 10
Kathy Stewart
Sirrano Keith Baldeo
Place 11
Bill Roth
Mona Andy Elshenawy
Jeff Kitner
Kendal Richardson
Place 12
Cara Mendelsohn
Marc Rossouw
Jose Cavazos
Place 13
Gay Donnell Willis
Diane Benjamin
Place 14
Paul E. Ridley
School Board
District 4
Camile D. White
Darion I. Walton
Prisma Y. Garcia
District 5
Shalondria Jackson Galimore
Byron K. Sanders
Natashia Gerald
Devon L. Washington
District 7
Ben Mackey
Place 1
Chad West
Jason Vanhof
Katrina Whatley
Place 2
Sukhbir Kaur
Jesse Moreno
Place 3
Zarin D. Gracey
John Sims
Jesseca E. Lightbourne
Place 4
Maxie Johnson
Avis Hardaman
Kebran W. Alexander
Place 5
Jaime Resendez
Elizabeth Matus
Place 6
Laura Cadena
Tony Carrillo
David Blewett
Gabriel Kissinger
Monica R. Alonzo
Machelle Wells
Linus Spiller
Nicholas "Nico" Quintanilla
Place 7
Jose Rivas Jr.
Adam Bazaldua
O'Neil Hesson
Cydney Walker
Write-In Candidate
Lamar "Yaka" Jefferson
Place 8
Ruth Steward
Erik Wilson
Lorie Blair
Eugene Ralph
Subrina Lynn Brenham
Davante D. Peters
Place 9
Paula C. Blackmon
Ernest P. Banda
Place 10
Kathy Stewart
Sirrano Keith Baldeo
Place 11
Bill Roth
Mona Andy Elshenawy
Jeff Kitner
Kendal Richardson
Place 12
Cara Mendelsohn
Marc Rossouw
Jose Cavazos
Place 13
Gay Donnell Willis
Diane Benjamin
Place 14
Paul E. Ridley
School Board
District 4
Camile D. White
Darion I. Walton
Prisma Y. Garcia
District 5
Shalondria Jackson Galimore
Byron K. Sanders
Natashia Gerald
Devon L. Washington
District 7
Ben Mackey
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