Community Leader Candy Marcum Files for Dallas Council Election

Community Leader Candy Marcum Files for Dallas District 14 Council Election. Marcum files official paperwork and petitions to be placed on ballot for May 7, 2005 election.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) March 7, 2005 -- Long time Dallas and District 14 resident Candy Marcum has officially filed the required signatures and paperwork to be placed on the ballot for the upcoming May 7, 2005 City of Dallas Council election. Marcum comments, "I am ready to go to city hall and work hard to make Dallas a better place. While campaigning door to door and meeting with neighbors, I am learning that my neighbors want change and they are frustrated with the direction of our city. We love Dallas, but know it can be a better place to live."

Marcum's primary focus is the "3C's": crime, code compliance, and commerce. "I have been visiting with neighborhood and community leaders and hear several problems and concerns that resonate throughout the district. We must find the funding to put more officers on our streets, fix the City of Dallas 3-1-1 system, and make our code enforcement division stronger. The tax burden must be lifted from homeowners and I support a long overdue organized and streamlined effort to bring more business to Dallas," notes Marcum.

District 14 voters will have the opportunity to elect a new member to the Dallas City Council on May 7, 2005. The district consists of East Dallas, Downtown, Oak Lawn, and the Love Field area east to the Park Cities. Marcum remarks "I am so proud to assemble a great campaign team and neighborhood advisory group of members from every corner of the district. We are prepared for a grassroots and exciting campaign." To learn more about Candy Marcum visit http://www.candymarcum.com

About Candy Marcum
Community service has been an important and productive commitment for Candy Marcum. As Chairperson of the City of Dallas Human Services Commission and member of the City's Board of Adjustment, Candy is known for her hard work as a coalition builder and leader. She has been involved at the city level as an appointee for almost a decade. With tremendous energy, optimism and vision, Candy is ready to take her talents to Dallas City Hall and work with colleagues and the people of District 14 to make our neighborhoods stronger. As a business owner in District 14 for more than 20 years and a resident for 30 years, Candy has seen the good times as well as the challenging. Candy is committed to bringing quality economic growth to Dallas, while making sound decisions to safeguard taxpayer dollars and lift the tax burden from homeowners. Candy Marcum is a psychotherapist with a specialization in marriage, family, and chemical dependency counseling. She completed a Bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University and a Master's degree from University of North Texas. Candy is a frequent presenter and speaker for the American and Texas Associations of Marriage and Family Therapy, Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Texas Counseling Association, and the SMU Annual Women's Symposium.

Website: http://www.candymarcum.com

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