Council Candidate Caldwell Thanks Ward 1 Voters, Advocates Clean Campaigns

One week after his defeat at the polls on election day, Ward 1 Creve Coeur City Council candidate David Caldwell used his website CreveCoeurVoter.com to thank voters and reflect on the race. In part, he wrote:

"I want to thank the 200 Ward 1 residents who voted for me and residents from other Wards who endorsed me and encouraged me. I particularly want to thank my wife, Patricia, and Lynn Berry, Hank Clouse, Tony and Sandy Kardis, Christy McCollom, Bob Fry, and Scott Simon who helped me in many ways during the long campaign. Lynn, you are a great treasurer. Scott, you are a first rate media expert.

After standing outside the polls all day on April 2, I now have a much increased respect for the people who stand up for candidates and issues at the polls on election day. I have often ignored these folks in the past. The next time I vote I am going to take the time to thank them all for their effort, regardless of how I am voting.

I am very pleased that I was able to focus attention on some important issues for Ward 1 during the campaign, and I hope that Ward 1 will gain from my effort. I am proud that my campaign was positive and focused on the issues. I am very disappointed that another Creve Coeur election was marred by a malicious, untruthful, ad hominem attack."

You can read the rest of his message by going to CreveCoeurVoter.com

Caldwell was referring to an anonymous mail piece, paid for by a woman employed by a printing company used by his opponent, Cynthia Kramer. Kramer has denied any connection to the mailer. The same firm, Mark's Quick Printing, and the woman, Donna Dill, were connected to a similar mailer sent out late in the 2012 Creve Coeur race for Mayor.