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VaudeVillain · March 1

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Date: February 28th, 2025 | Topic: Elections | Tags: Dallas Calhoun, Hosea Halliday, Jessica Guzman CALHOUN STUNS, WINS ELECTION
DALLAS CALHOUN TO BECOME THE 27TH MAYOR OF LOS SANTOS

By: Michael Watts

n January, if you asked anyone outside of South Central who Dallas Calhoun was, they likely couldn't tell you. The 42-year-old was an almost completely unknown figure in Los Santos politics outside of his local community and internal Democratic Party politics. Yet today, it was announced he will be the city's 27th Mayor.

Calhoun's campaign mobilized sections of voters who do not typically vote in large numbers. Low-income Black and Latino individuals from El Corona, Idlewood, Ganton, and Jefferson all voted for Calhoun in large numbers. Numerous voters reported that Calhoun's debate performance against Hosea Halliday and Jessica Guzman was a watershed moment in the campaign. Many resonated with his message calling for an end to government waste, affordable housing, strengthened unions, and increased public-private partnerships.

Calhoun's victory in this week's election also marks the end of an eight-year period where the once dominant Democratic Party sat largely sidelined by the insurgent Republicans in Los Santos politics.

This was the result that many did not expect. Coming into the election, pollsters and political forecasters were predicting City Manager Hosea Halliday to win in a landslide. Wednesday night, that seemed to be the case as he was winning by a commanding 24 votes. However, Calhoun surged on the final day of the election, gaining a stunning 59 votes, propelling him to victory.

Following his victory, Calhoun stated: "When this campaign started, we had nothing; my team and I were working out of the dining room table in my kitchen. We had a mountain to climb ahead if we wanted to win, but we had faith that our message would resonate with the people of this city. We rallied together the voices of those whom this city often does not hear from. From every corner of Los Santos, we spoke with folks who wanted the same basic things: a place to call their own, basic protections at work, opportunity, and a government that serves them. Today is a victory for everyone in this great city."

Now Calhoun will have to do the hard task of fulfilling the lofty promises he put forward in his agenda, something nearly every mayor in Los Santos has fallen far flat of. He will enter into a complicated situation, following a failing Alexander Blair administration where many aspects of the government are currently moribund. Calhoun will also have to deal with his former opponent Hosea Halliday, who still holds the city manager's seat in the city government. Will Calhoun be able to achieve his administration's goals, or will he fall prey to sectarian politics and the traps of previous mayors? Only time will tell; for now, the only thing the citizens of Los Santos can do is watch and hope for the best.