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Tuesday, April 14

The next council?

Well, I can hardly believe were thinking about the next election before the current election is wrapped up, but here we are.

Today, Commissioner of Finance Kenneth Ivins Jr., a Republican, announced that he will announce tomorrow that he will seek a second term as Finance Commissioner. This the first formal announcement regarding a second term that we've seen.

Richard Wirth, who lost to Ron Kim in a landslide in the 2007 race for Commissioner of Public Safety, has told me that he will run for the seat again, but he hasn't yet made a formal announcement.

Others on the council have said that they will likely run, including Mayor Scott Johnson, Commissioner of Accounts John Franck, and Commissioner of Public Work Skip Scirocco, but none has made a formal declaration. Kim said, the last time I asked, that he was still considering his options and would not make a decision until some time this spring. We'll have to wait and see...

Word on the street is that the Democrats are having a hard time finding candidates for the three seats on the council currently held by Republicans, but it is still early in the political season. We'll have to see who comes out of the woodwork...

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

You should talk to the community - not the "street."

There are going to be candidates for Accounts, Finance and Mayor. They are good candidates and there is broad dissatisfaction with Ivins and Johnson.

April 15, 2009 at 6:07 PM 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Shall we just call them Mo,larry and Curly?

April 16, 2009 at 11:34 AM 

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