St. Louis is much more than “Downtown”. Its strength is in its people and the neighborhoods where they live.
I am concerned about my neighborhood, the 28th Ward. Our neighborhood and its people must be given top priority by those in City Hall. I am running for alderman to bring that message across loud and clear. The street where we live is not the only problem we face in the City. Consumer protection, credibility in city government, and reversing the population outflow are other problems we face and to which I am committed to provide positive solutions.
In heading up the Consumer Protection Office in the 28th Ward as Assistant Attorney General under John C. Danforth, I was very much in touch with the problems consumers had in my area. I will actively push for the reestablishment and proper funding of a City Consumer Protection Agency to protect St. Louis consumers from deceptive trade practices. I also feel banks and other lending institutions must put an end to “redlining” or refusing to finance home purchases in many ares. Citywide code standards must be developed which CAN and WILL be enforced.
I am concerned deeply with special favoritism and corruption of those in City Hall. The City, the neighborhoods, and most of all the people lose when political pressure, special interest groups and patronage obligations are the priorities of those in power. Put simply, I will be an alderman who represents my neighborhood, the 28th Ward and its consumers—free from any political machine.
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Thomas D. Vaughn, Republican candidate. The Paper, October 1975, page 8. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Paper, October 1975.
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Original source: SD_Times1975_10.pdf, printed page(s) 8; PDF page(s) 8.
