Incumbent Chad West faces challengers Mariana Griggs, Albert Mata in the Dallas City Council election race to represent District 1 in North Oak Cliff.
, who are both Hispanic, say even being able to communicate directly in Spanish with residents can help many feel their concerns are being heard by City Hall and that they are being properly informed of developments they need to know.
“We are a tale of two districts,” said Griggs, 46. “North of Jefferson is more engaged, and south of Jefferson is not yet engaged. We need someone who can bring them together, and I think that engagement is going to drive the needs of the community as a whole.” “It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy,” said Mata, 29. “Candidates don’t invest their time and effort walking in those neighborhoods and doing outreach because the residents don’t vote. But they don’t vote as much as we would want them to because when we’re governing, we don’t pay attention to those neighborhoods, do outreach or show up in those areas.”
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