What you’ve heard is true. It's 2010, and Jay Batt is running in District A again, hoping to bring his "who-you-know" politics back to the City Council. Though Jay lost the last election because he didn’t understand the importance of neighborhoods, you can expect to see a slick, expensive campaign touting the "new, neighborhood-friendly Jay Batt.”

Don’t be fooled.

Jay and his supporters would like nothing more than a return to the policies of his first term, where Jay’s buddies always managed to get what they wanted, including permits for new bars, consulting contracts on video poker, and a $250,000 “voter education” contract for a childhood friend and campaign advisor.


2006 Runoff Election results for District A Council Seat, when Batt was defeated for a 2nd term by Shelley Midura. Attachment:   2006 District A Election Results by Precinct