![]() EngageNWA congratulates all newly elected officials. He is also the chair of the planning commission.ĭ’Andre Jones is in a runoff election to become the only Black member of the Fayetteville city council, and Gayatri Agnew, of South Asian descent, is in a runoff for Bentonville city council. Oscar Alvarenga won the city council race in Avoca. He is the first Latino on the school board. Runoff elections in the region could also result in additional seats for diverse candidates.Įddie Ramos ran unopposed last March for an open seat on the Springdale school board. ![]() In Rogers, April Legere became the first Black member elected to the Rogers city council. Another LGBTQ candidate elected in Arkansas this month is Chance Smith, an incoming member of the West Fork city council. Rios Stafford joins Kenny Arredondo Loyola as one of two Hispanic members on the 15-member Washington County Quorum Court. ![]() This month we saw the historic wins of Kevin Flores, the first Latino elected to Springdale’s city council, and Evelyn Rios Stafford, the first transgender candidate to ever hold elected office in the state of Arkansas.
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