I’ve observed at City Council meetings that Tonya Graham is a smart, hard-working and collaborative person with the skills that are critical to being a good mayor.
I’d encourage everyone to take the opportunity to watch some of the archived City Council meetings available at https://www.ashland.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=745. As you watch, assess which candidate you believe will be able to represent the city of Ashland, effectively preside at council meetings and bring parties together in the policy development process.
Tonya has demonstrated her independence from the ACES (Ashland Citizens for Economic Sustainability) PAC (political action committee). While I’m certainly in favor of economic stability for Ashland, I don’t think we want a PAC having enough influence to determine the outcome of our local elections.
I believe Tonya has the personal attributes Ashland needs to serve as mayor in these challenging times.
