{"id":73756,"date":"2019-01-10T13:32:33","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T18:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=73756"},"modified":"2019-01-10T13:32:33","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T18:32:33","slug":"sharon-tucker-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2019\/01\/10\/sharon-tucker-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharon Tucker announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<br \/>\nOn January 8, 2019, current Allen County Councilwoman Sharon Tucker (D) announced her candidacy for the Fort Wayne City Council&#8217;s 6th District in the upcoming May Democratic Primary.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nTucker is introduced by Glynn Hines (D) who has announced his retirement and currently holds the seat.<br \/>\nIn his opening remarks, he talked about continuing the legacy of earlier African-American 6th District councilmen as begun by earlier African-American council members going back to John Nuckols, Charles Redd, Cletus Edmonds, and Archie Lunsey.<br \/>\nTop three priorities Tucker talked about during her speech: infrastructure, safety, economic development.<br \/>\nThe second video of Tucker&#8217;s media availability. Questions asked included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Summary of what was announced<\/li>\n<li>Why switch from the County Council to the City Council<\/li>\n<li>Filling Glynn Hines&#8217;s shoes<\/li>\n<li>What does it mean to have his endorsement?<\/li>\n<li>Being the first woman to serve the 6th District<\/li>\n<li>Top priority?<\/li>\n<li>Taking the place of an African-American Councilman as an African-American Councilwoman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hs2cIl3np3E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe src='https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/3naur-a41c7a?from=yiiadmin&#038;download=1&#038;version=1' data-link='https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/3naur-a41c7a?from=yiiadmin&#038;download=1&#038;version=1' height='122' width='100%' frameborder='0' 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Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Director Al Moll looks on while City Councilmen Geoff Paddock and Glynn Hines talk in the background. Photo taken July 29, 2013.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2f4700ab14ccc556eb24ecea5b3c48c6' data-image-id=\"7007\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwparks\/160556.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwparks\/thumbs\/thumbs_160556.jpg\" data-title=\"2013\/07\/29: News conference\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilman Tom Smith talks with Journal Gazette reporter Dan Stockman. Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Director Al Moll looks on while City Councilmen Geoff Paddock and Glynn Hines talk in the background. Photo taken July 29, 2013.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2013\/07\/29: News conference\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2013\/07\/29: News conference\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"7007\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwparks\/thumbs\/thumbs_160556.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-city-council-1\/68171.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City Council Vice-President Glynn Hines and President Tom Smith, elected January 6, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2f4700ab14ccc556eb24ecea5b3c48c6' data-image-id=\"10494\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-city-council-1\/68171.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-city-council-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_68171.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/01\/06: Newly elected City Council officers\" data-description=\"City Council Vice-President Glynn Hines and President Tom Smith, elected January 6, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/01\/06: Newly elected City Council officers\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/01\/06: Newly elected City Council officers\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"10494\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-city-council-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_68171.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-city-council-1\/120490.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City Councilman Tom Smith presents outgoing Council President Tom Smith with a plaque marking his time as Council President. Photo taken January 5, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2f4700ab14ccc556eb24ecea5b3c48c6' data-image-id=\"10505\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-city-council-1\/120490.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-city-council-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_120490.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/01\/05: Councilmen Tom Smith and Glynn Hines\" data-description=\"City Councilman Tom Smith presents outgoing Council President Tom Smith with a plaque marking his time as Council President. Photo taken January 5, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/01\/05: Councilmen Tom Smith and Glynn Hines\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/01\/05: Councilmen Tom Smith and Glynn Hines\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"10505\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-city-council-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_120490.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-city-council-1\/144967.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilman Glynn Hines presents outgoing Fort Wayne City Council President Marty Bender with a plaque marking his tenure as the 2010 Council President. Photo taken January 4, 2011.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2f4700ab14ccc556eb24ecea5b3c48c6' data-image-id=\"10507\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-city-council-1\/144967.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-city-council-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_144967.jpg\" data-title=\"2011\/01\/04: Marty Bender and Glynn Hines\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilman Glynn Hines presents outgoing Fort Wayne City Council President Marty Bender with a plaque marking his tenure as the 2010 Council President. 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Photo taken March 19, 2011.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2f4700ab14ccc556eb24ecea5b3c48c6' data-image-id=\"10509\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-city-council-1\/147451.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-city-council-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_147451.jpg\" data-title=\"2011\/03\/19: State of the 6th: Karen Goldner and Glynn Hines\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Karen Goldner accepts an award on behalf of Councilman Tim Pape from Councilman Glynn Hines, in recognition of his service and work in the community. 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