Who should lead Dallas into the future?

The November 7th general election is behind us. Voters, candidates and pundits are all still reacting to outcomes in county, state and national races...

...so, now, our political attention turns to City of Dallas elections next May.

The jockeying for mayor and various council seats has been under way for months, but you can be sure that city political maneuvering will now intensify.

The official and unofficial announcements of who's running and who's not running (and for what) are difficult to sort through.

• Politicians who have been out-of-the-loop are scurrying to forge alliances with segments of the population — and areas of the city — that have long been ignored.
  
• Traditional Dallas political machines who are used to anointing and appointing the next mayor suddenly find themselves without footing in the New Dallas.
  
• Mavericks touting their value as "outsiders" are vying for office but, in spite of novelty value, don't have a clue of what it actually takes to work with other elected officials or manage an operation as large as Dallas.
  

Citizens are fed up with puppet mayors or slash-and-burn mayors who don't know how to lead our city into the future.

Voters across Dallas are looking for someone who actually knows how to bring citizens, community leaders, city staff, the business community, and all segments of our population together to get results and raise the bar for us all.

Wow. Who could possibly have the ability, experience and passion to accomplish all that?

Visit www.edoakley.com for the answer.

May 12.

What happens May 12? The next mayor of Dallas will be elected.

For more information about the next mayor of Dallas, visit www.edoakley.com.