I did support another candidate in this race previously. But after watching the interview with the Gargoyle Leader’s Editorial board, I have changed my mind. Besides the fact that we need more women on the city council, Clara is more then your average woman. Clara came to Sioux Falls 20 years ago with practically nothing and has made a name for herself as an advocate for immigrants and refugees. Her diverse background in public service more then qualifies her to be a city councilor. This is from her state senate bid website:
Hart, 50, is the home-school immigrant liaison for the Sioux Falls School District. She has also been active in a number of community groups that provide important services to citizens in the Sioux Empire, including the Banquet, Lutheran Social Services, the Girl Scout, the Junior League, the Ronald McDonald House, the United Way, and Kilian Community College, to name just a few of her many involvements.
Hart has also lived the American dream. A native of Mozambique, she and her family were forced from the country and were refugees in Tanzania, the Sudan, Zaire, and Kenya. She eventually immigrated to the United States in 1988. In 1997, Clara earned her bachelors degree in political science from the University of Sioux Falls.
“I know first hand what a lack of law and order does to a person and to a society,” Hart said. “I know first hand that it is more important to give a person a hand up than a hand out. My adult life has been spent trying to help people help themselves.”
“I know first hand what a lack of law and order does to a person and to a society,†Hart said
Close enough. She supports constitutional democracy. Once she sees how the present tyrannical dictatorship has alienated citizens from city government, there’ll be some changes made.
count me in
Clara would be a great addition to the city council.
I was really impressed by her interview, and would have like to hear more, but Rolfing was too busy babbling (think male version of Quen Be De Knudson) and Gatze was going off the rails on the crazy train.
Let’s hope she can display signs without the code goon stealing them.