Once Spellerberg announced this week that he will be running for council I figured more names would be coming out this week;
Tarek Maalouf, an attorney and actuary in Sioux Falls, announced his candidacy Wednesday for the council’s Northeast District, saying he’s committed to supporting policies that foster affordable housing, public safety and economic development.
I have heard good things about Tarek (I was told he was running this past Saturday). He is considered a moderate Republican though I’m not sure about this;
serves as the secretary of the South Dakota Young Republicans
I’m not real keen on a partisan serving in local government and that goes for any party you are associated with. BUT, I actually like attorneys on the city council because they can weed thru the BS the lead city attorney throws at them. Councilor Brekke was constantly calling them out and probably the reason Paul recruited Cole to run against her.
I also like that Tarek is young and could bring a different perspective to the council. But I do have to wonder if he was recruited by the mayor. He checks SOME of the boxes; Male, Republican, moved here in 2021 from the East.
The NE district is pretty solid blue, so if a smart progressive challenges Tarek he would likely lose.
UPDATE: Imagine my surprise when I went to Tarek’s FB page, he copied my Emmett logo (EVEN the FONT that I manually designed). I am flattered but you butchered it. Throw me a few bucks and I can clean it up for yah. BTW, Emmett lost his race, just sayin.
I asked Emmett if he gave him his logo and he told me he didn’t even know Tarek.
