GRIFFIN September 2026

10 • CWEA GRIFFIN • September 2026 Democratic voters in the City of St. Louis voted to return Con- gressman Wesley Bell to his seat in District 1 in the primary election Aug. 4, beating out four contend- ers, including his predecessor Cori Bush. Bell got 27,591 votes to Bush’s 25,600, his nearest competitor, and won with 49.85% of the city vote. • On the Republican ticket, Andrew Jones beat Paul Berry 51.93% to 48.07% percent. • On the Libertarian Party ballot, Steve Schmitz ran unopposed. For State Senate District 4 , Gina Mitten beat Steve Butz 66.5% to 33.5% on the Democratic Ballot. In the State Representative Dis- City voters select Rep. Wesley Bell for re-election, vote down Props 4 & 5 trict 84 , on the Democratic ballot, Del Taylor was unopposed, and on the Republican ballot, Robert Vroman was unopposed. In St. Louis City offices, Incum- bent Collector of Revenue Grego- ry F.X. Daly was unopposed. Incumbent License Collector Mavis “Tessa” Thompson beat Dylan Hassinger 79.9% to 20.1% For Recorder of Deeds on the Democratic ballot, Shane Cohn won with 40.62 % of the votes, beating Anthony T. Brandon Jr., Patty Ellison-Brown and Yolanda “Yogie” Yancie. • On the Green Party Ticket, Jerome H. Bauer got 65.05% of the vote, beating Don De Vivo. City voters approved Congressio- nal Amendment No. 1 by a vote of 88.3 %, with 11.% voting against. City voters approved Constitu- tional Amendment No. 2 by a vote of 74.24% voting No. City voters voted against Consti- tutional Amendment No. 4 , with 90.95% voting No. City voters also voted against Constitutional Amendment No. 5 with 89.67 voting No. City voters approved Proposition M 78.01% to 21.99 %.‑‑‑ Voters in the CWE South Busi- ness District voted in favor of the CWE South SBD Proposition by a vote of 67.36 %, against 32.64 %. U.S. Representative Wesley Bell sioner. He now coaches for the STL Stingers D Division team. “People in the LGBTQ commu- nity don’t get the same opportuni- ties, there’s the fear of not fitting in with straight groups or other sports complexes,” Caldwell said. “I never wanted to do it, but now I’m sitting here starting to suggest a flag foot- ball league. I think I’ve really grown my confidence being in softball.” Caldwell played third base for the D Division River Rats when they won the Gay Softball World Series in 2024, becoming the first St. Louis team to win the tournament. The achievement followed an impressive run by another GLASS team, the B Division Missouri Mayhem, who finished second at the 2023 GSWS. “I feel very fortunate to be on a team that won and to be the only team from St. Louis to ever win it, to be the first. I thought it was really cool for our league,” Caldwell said. Softball From Page 7 GLASS members use a dunk tank to spread the word and garner interest for the league at the PrideFest in June 2026. More than simply a softball league, joining a GLASS team means becoming part of a commu- nity that supports and challenges one another both on and off the field. The 2026 Fall Ball session kicks off on Sept. 13, followed by the regular season in March 2027. GLASS is a slowpitch softball league with an emphasis on LGBTQ+ communities. They play every spring and fall. A play at third base during a GLASS softball game.