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A shoutout for grandma

When the Tonkins family voted at Trinity AME Zion Church on Florida Street, there was no doubt who they were voting for.

Lisa Johnson-Tonkins, the daughter of mayoral candidate Yvonne Johnson, was voting about 9 a.m. with her husband and two sons. All were dressed in purple campaign shirts.

Johnson-Tonkins said she wanted to vote as a family and they'd spend the rest of the day supporting her mother.

Of course, her sons cast their ballots in the Kids Voting for their grandmother. And 10-year-old Jalen wasn't holding back his thoughts.

"I hope my grandmother wins," he said.

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Devin Tonkins, 5, watches as his brother Jalen Tonkins, 10, fills out paperwork for Kids Voting. Their grandmother is mayoral candidate Yvonne Johnson.

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