Carlos Thomas
(click photo for candidate’s website)
Eric Smith
(no candidate website)
Dewitt Walton
(no candidate website)
There is a contested primary election race for Allegheny County Council District 10 between incumbent Dewitt Walton and two Democratic challengers: mental health professional Eric Smith and chef Carlos Thomas.
There are no Republican candidates for this seat.
Pittsburgh District 10 comprises:
- City of Pittsburgh, Ward 3 (Lower Hill District)
- City of Pittsburgh, Ward 4 (Oakland – Soho)
- City of Pittsburgh, Ward 5 (Upper Hill District)
- City of Pittsburgh, Ward 8 (Bloomfield)
- City of Pittsburgh, Ward 11 (East End Mall, Highland Park Areas)
- City of Pittsburgh, Ward 12 (East Liberty)
- City of Pittsburgh, Ward 13 (Homewood)
- Braddock Hills Borough
- Edgewood Borough
- Forest Hills Borough
- Wilkinsburg Borough
Carlos Thomas’s answers to our voter guide questions for the Primary Election on May 16 are below. Eric Smith and Dewitt Walton did not respond to our questionnaire. You can also learn more about these three candidates in the WESA 2023 Primary Election Voter Guide.
2023 Voter Guide Questions:
Roughly 1 in 7 Allegheny County residents are food insecure, and large sections of the county, especially many predominantly Black communities, do not have access to healthy affordable food.
1) What legislation or policy measures would you support as County Councilmember to address hunger and food apartheid in the county?
Smith:
No response.
Thomas:
Our food system should be an immediate priority of this County along with the housing crisis. As our region continues change we must provide accessible ways for residents to have access to fresh and healthy food with low barriers like adopting a reduced fare program for public transportation.
Walton:
No response.
2) What role do you see, if any, for a county-level Food Justice Fund?
Smith:
No response.
Thomas:
I do see a role for a County-level Food Justice Fund,one that is equitable and sustainable. A County Wide Food Justice Fund that would provide resources for every level of the food system.
Walton:
No response.
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