Murden For City Council

John Muden has announced his intentions to run for Richmond’s 7th District seat soon to be vacated by Deloris McQuinn when she officially wins the special election for Dwight Jones’s Delegate seat.  Style Weekly has a write up as well:

Neighborhood blogger and middle school history teacher John Murden says he will run for the 7th District City Council seat if the current occupant, Delores McQuinn, wins election to the House of Delegates in January as expected.

McQuinn won the Democratic primary Dec. 6 and is running unopposed for the 70th District House of Delegates seat being vacated by Mayor-elect Dwight Jones. A special election to fill the seat will be held Jan. 6.

Murden is best known for launching the Church Hill People’s News, a neighborhood news blog.

“What makes [a run] possible is the energy and enthusiasm and positiveness of getting people to work with each other,” through the blog, he says.

Personally, I think referring to John primarily as a blogger is doing himself and his neighborhood a disservice.  Sure he blogs.  And sure he runs community websites.  But these are virtual bulletin boards that are merely a new way of bringing a community together.  That makes him a community organizer that merely uses the internet as a tool in helping bring folks together and addressing their needs.  A technocrat of sorts using his knowledge and experience to help empower folks who otherwise might not have their voices or interests heard.  Yeah, that’s the way to go.

John is a man who has given his time and effort to help bring his community together and I think he’d be a great advocate not only for the 7th District but for all of Richmond on City Council.  He’s got my support.

(h/t Tobacco Avenue for the campaign poster)