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Post election, initial thoughts

Written by David Robinson on . Posted in City Council, City Identity

Dear Reader,

It’s been about twelve hours since the polls closed last night.  My city council campaign, Robinson for Worthington, was defeated by significant margins by the four Franklin County Democratic Party endorsed candidates.

I  am deeply grateful to everyone who supported our efforts—all of you who are now not only political allies but true friends. I encourage you to take heart that the key issues underlying our campaign—summed up under the term “Resident-Centered Policies”—remain unresolved in practical terms, awaiting future debates, decisions, and actions of which we will all be a part.  If you so choose.

I’ll be writing more in the coming days about what I think the election results as a whole may mean, and not mean, for the direction of our city.

On a far bigger front, I take great encouragement about election results on the national level—governorships, Proposition 50, Supreme Court judges in Pennsylvania—as a clear sign that the American electorate is in fact alive and well, “unwilling to witness or permit,” without defiance, Trump’s intolerable violations of our rights, our laws, our values, and national purpose. I write this not as a partisan, but as an American.

Ever onward.

David Robinson

David Robinson lives in Worthington with his wife, Lorraine, and their three children—one who attends Linworth High School, one who attends Phoenix Middle School, and one who is a graduate of Linworth High School and Otterbein University. David is President and co-owner of Marcy Adhesives, Inc., a local manufacturing company. David spearheaded the successful Keep Worthington Beautiful charter amendment campaign (Issue 38, in 2015), served on Worthington City Council 2018-25, and is deeply committed to 1) advancing resident-centered policies, rooted in a healthy and representative local government, 2) supporting responsible development that enhances our unique historic character, 3) endorsing environmentally sustainable practices for both residents and city operations, 4) promoting the safety and well-being of all residents, and 5) preserving the walkable, tree-filled, distinctive, friendly nature of our neighborhoods.