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Kenny Anderson Jr

Democratic · SD

Kenny Anderson Jr. is a longtime Sioux Falls community activist.

Where Kenny Anderson Jr stands, based on their records

Supports

Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)

Mixed record

Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 1 oppose)

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for selling up to $21.9 million in sales tax bonds to build a new city office building in downtown Sioux Falls. The council split 4-4, and the mayor broke the tie to pass it.

    April 5, 2016Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: amv.siouxfalls.gov

  • Cast the only vote against paying tax increment money to Washington Square Partners under the deal for Tax Increment District 20. Tax increment deals return new property taxes to a developer. The ordinance passed 7-1.

    December 15, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: amv.siouxfalls.gov

  • Moved to remove a $63,000 City Council spending item from a $1.8 million extra spending ordinance; the motion failed 3-5. He then voted to pay the money only after a signed contract with the State Theater, which passed 5-3.

    May 14, 2013Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: amv.siouxfalls.gov

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
  • Voted against limiting paratransit rides outside the federal service area to existing riders. Paratransit is door-to-door bus service for people with disabilities. The limit passed 6-2.

    December 2, 2014Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: amv.siouxfalls.gov

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Voted for selling up to $21.9 million in sales tax bonds to build a new city office building in downtown Sioux Falls. The council split 4-4, and the mayor broke the tie to pass it.

    April 5, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: amv.siouxfalls.gov

Track record — General

General · 6 records
  • Publicly endorsed Jolene Loetscher for Sioux Falls mayor in the 2018 runoff, after he lost in the first round of the race.

    April 13, 2018

    Source: southdacola.com

  • Co-sponsored an ordinance adding a runoff election three weeks after the annual Sioux Falls city election. The council passed it 8-0.

    December 12, 2011

    Source: amv.siouxfalls.gov

  • Co-sponsored an ordinance calling a citywide special election on whether Sioux Falls should build a $115 million events center. The council passed it 7-1, letting voters decide.

    August 8, 2011

    Source: amv.siouxfalls.gov

  • Co-sponsored an ordinance that ended the three-year expiration of rental unit registrations in Sioux Falls. The council passed it 8-0.

    July 5, 2011

    Source: amv.siouxfalls.gov

  • Moved to hold the city's water rate increase to 9% for 2012, 2013 and 2014; no one seconded it. He then cast the only vote against the water rate increase, which passed 7-1.

    June 20, 2011

    Source: amv.siouxfalls.gov

  • Voted against a resolution backing a downtown site for the new Sioux Falls events center. The council split 4-4, and the mayor broke the tie with a no vote. He then moved to back the Convention Center site instead, which passed when the mayor broke another 4-4 tie.

    June 13, 2011

    Source: amv.siouxfalls.gov

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