Another endorsement of Mo White for CC supervisor (opinion)
It is my honor and pleasure to offer this endorsement of Maurice White for Carson City Supervisor, Ward 2. It takes only a moment talking with him to realize that Mo has outstanding qualifications for this office. He is passionate about Carson City, and he is very knowledgeable of local issues, down to the minutest details. He has the patience and friendly disposition to discuss them to any depth of understanding that you would care to tolerate. And he’s equally able to discuss them at the policy and philosophical level, if that’s your preference.
To understand what he’s up against in the job of supervisor, take a look at the minutes of recent meetings, of the Board of Supervisors as well as other boards and commissions that run this city on https://www.carson.org/government/meeting-information/minutes. My eyes glaze over at the wide range of issues and the minute details they have to cope with. If in a BoS or other board or commission meeting you get the feeling that some members are “phoning it in,” or simply rubber-stamp any staff report, well, you can’t blame them. But that’s not Mo. That’s Mo’s home turf. He has the depth and breadth of experience to double-check them at their level.
But more than that, Mo is a thoroughly, fundamentally decent man. We’ve all seen people having changed in office, having been changed by the office, campaigning one way and serving quite the other way, overcome and seduced by the power they wield. Having known Mo for ten years, I’m confident Mo will stay true to himself and to us.
We’ll be the luckiest little city if we have Mo as supervisor.
Hope you agree, wholeheartedly.