In 2016, with the charges still fresh in voters’ minds, Dixon nevertheless ran a competitive primary. As part of a plea agreement to a perjury charge in the case, she resigned as mayor, was on probation for four years and could not seek office during that time. In 2010, the then-mayor was found guilty of embezzling gift cards meant for poor families. Her last two efforts ended in close second-place finishes, the product of a loyal base undeterred by her checkered past. The 2024 race will be Dixon’s third consecutive bid for mayor, a statistic that would be enough to dissuade some would-be candidates. “Never being able to have anybody be able to talk about my work ethic or my integrity.” “I have done this job with the utmost integrity,” he said. He also said he has been an honest mayor. “I’ve seen firsthand that it’s letting people down.”įacing questions about the upcoming race, Scott touted his record Wednesday on crime and investments in recreation and education.
“I look at city government today and I don’t recognize it anymore,” she said. She said the Scott administration failed to quickly address a rash of car thefts that has shaken residents. So far this year, however, the city is on pace for its lowest homicide total in years.ĭixon acknowledged Thursday that violent crime in the city is falling, but said residents continue to feel unsafe. That figure is markedly lower than the 300 deaths the city has experienced each year since 2015.
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