Talk:Politics of Marshall, Texas

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[edit] Control

From the article: "the commission is not Republican controlled: commissioners don't run using party labels". Holding non-partisan elections doesn't mean that a party doesn't end up in control. In Seattle, where I live, the city council holds non-partisan elections, but is certainly Democratic-controlled. In both cases, there are no labels on the ballot, but that doesn't mean the council/commission members don't belong to parties. -- Jmabel | Talk June 29, 2005 15:38 (UTC)

I suspect the commission is majority Democratic, however the commission does not caucus along party lines. The controlling majority is Smith, Wilborn, Hester, and Williams. The minority is Partee, Jones, and Carlilie. I suspect there are Dems and Reps on both sides and I kknow that the minority enjoys Dems and Reps, as does the majority. I don't believe thier is enough conclusive evidence to say one way or the other. I can see your point so I'll amend my statement.

[edit] Elections

I just want to verify that you meant to write that districts 1 through 4 hold elections in odd-numbered years and districts 5 through 7 in even years; given how districts are divided, this would presumably mean that each year some people vote for two members, and probably some for none. Given how the districts are divided, I would expect something like odd-numbered districts in odd years, even-numbered in even years. -- Jmabel | Talk June 29, 2005 16:01 (UTC)

It should be I reviewed the section with Jean Birmingham who was on the commission for over a decade. I'll check to make sure. Districts 1,2,3,4 do not overlap each other, districts 5,6,7 do not over lap each other either. However, 5,6,7 overlay, 1,2,3,4 so that there are four elections in odd years, and three in even ones. Every year, everyone has a commissioner up for election unless the candidate faces no oppostion in which case an election is not held, as happened this year in District 1. -JCarriker June 30, 2005 03:48 (UTC)

I see, it's not the even and odd districts that form two sets, it's 1,2,3,4 vs. 5,6,7... -- Jmabel | Talk July 1, 2005 05:50 (UTC)

[edit] Jackson and King education

At some point in their respective educations, James L. Farmer, Jr., Jesse Jackson, and Martin Luther King, Jr. attended school in Marshall.

Reading about the early life of both men, and having grown up in Marshall, this is the first I have heard of either having some of their education in Marshall.

An example of the education data I am finding on Dr. King: [1]

One biographical sketch of Jesse Jackson: [2]

It would be fascinating if these men obtained part of their education in Marshall, and if there's a source I would really enjoy reading up on their experiences in my old hometown.

Txtaxman (talk) 00:20, 20 January 2008 (UTC)