Last month, The View 38002 contacted the candidates running in contested races for municipal office in Arlington and Lakeland. In each race, each candidate was sent the same questions and instructions. The election will be held on Thursday, September 17.
School Board Member Kay Williams is running unopposed for Position 4 (Williams serves as Chair of the Arlington Community Schools Boards, but that position is elected by the members of the school board, not the general public). One candidate, Robert Elliott, Sr. did not respond to multiple invitations to participate.
Participating candidates were given a 350-word limit for their responses. The responses printed here are unedited, except for formatting that does not change the content or intent of the answer. The responses are grouped alphabetically by position and separated by municipality, as that is the way that they will appear on the ballot.
An Electoral Candidate Forum for the Alderman and School Board Candidates will be held on Thursday, August 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Arlington High School. This event is hosted by the Northeast Shelby County Republicans.