On December 4, 2021, around 124 councils will hold elections for councillors and/or mayors across NSW. The Star Observer reached out to the groups participating in these council elections and asked if their LGBTQI candidates would like to appear in the Star Observer LGBTQI Candidate Profile.
Declan ClausenDeclan Clausen is the Labor Party’s lead candidate and current Deputy Lord Mayor of Newcastle. Clausen was first elected in 2015, at the age of 22 and he is the youngest person to be elected and the youngest Deputy Lord Mayor in the city’s history.
If re-elected, he promises to ensure that Newcastle is “well positioned to build back better from the COVID health and economic crisis.