Dated Information Share But Necessary To Provide Authentic Context_Pivoted Away From Mayoral Candidacy_06.10.16

FELT I NEEDED TO HAVE A BEGINNING AND ENDING TO MY INFO SHARE ON THIS PROCESS...

Today is June 29, 2016...Actually My Ancestor Sister's Birthday...Appropriate To Demarcate This...

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MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lillie A. Estes: 804.502.0468
lillie@TEAMLillie2016.org

Today, after giving much thought, prayer and consideration, I have decided NOT to continue my candidacy for mayor for the city of Richmond, Virginia.

THE VOICE my candidacy represents still remain resolute in our efforts to create our space within this representative democracy. I have just decided that this process for growing a great transformative RVA, impacting leadership and developing responsible economic development was NOT my most effective avenue to make this happen at this time.

Income Inequality, Creating Educational Excellence, Connecting People to an Effective Transportation System along with Authentic Affordable Housing remain key community concerns that I intend to speak to as the mayoral campaign continues forward without my participation as a candidate. I have learned so much about the importance of how we create space for the voices NOT normally involved in our representative democracy. We deserve leadership that acts on behalf of the people.

My goal now is to take what I have learned about how to get our voice into this process more effectively and teach it in a more inclusive way as I return within the community, singularly focused on implementing what I have learned. Building wealth among the most vulnerable should be achievable in material resource delivery action steps.

The lack of material resource delivery speaks to process issues that have locked ordinary citizens out of the process for obtaining full access to better quality of life improvements. We deserve leadership that acts on behalf of the people.
My profound appreciation, love and thanks to ALL the people that believed in my candidacy and assisted me in many capacities. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH !!!

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