In a special election held this week, Progressive party candidate Joe Magee, an openly queer man, was voted onto the Burlington, Vermont city council. Magee received an impressive 47.1 percent of the vote. His two competitors came in with 39.4 (for the Independent and Democratically backed candidate Owen Milne) and 13.5 percent (for Republican Christopher-Aaron Felker).
“I’m feeling really good,” Magee told SevenDaysTV.com shortly after his win. “I know we ran a strong campaign. I think the results are a testament to the fact that we were out there from day one, talking about issues facing working families.”
Reports Seven Days:
Magee grew up in Vermont’s Mad River Valley and has lived in Burlington’s Old North End for the last eight years. Magee previously worked on both of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) presidential campaigns and was Carina Driscoll’s deputy campaign manager in her 2018 bid for mayor. He identifies as queer and uses he/they pronouns.
A self-described socialist, Magee said he ran to support working families in Burlington. He favors policies to increase protection for renters and houseless people, and wants to increase representation by Black, Indigenous and people of color in city government. …
Tuesday evening, Magee thanked his opponents for “running a positive, issues-focused campaign” and his supporters who campaigned on his behalf.
“I look forward to getting to work,” he said.
Read the Seven Days story here.
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