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Sparks City Council Ward Two Race: Candidates Clash on Budget, Safety
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In Sparks City Council Ward two, incumbent Dian VanderWell faces off against three challengers in the upcoming primary on June ninth. VanderWell leads with $11,000 raised, while challengers Anthony Tony Goulet, Jamie OConnell, and Hunter Rand have $0, $3,000, and $6,000 respectively. The candidates bring diverse backgrounds, with VanderWell focusing on business and finance, OConnell on health science and psychology, and Rand on journalism and education. Public safety, infrastructure, homelessness, affordable neighborhoods, and controlled growth are key issues. None would cut frontline police or fire services, but differ on budget cuts and a proposed first responder fee. Early voting starts May twenty-third, and the race could end in the primary or head to November.
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