Allison has been telling me since this summer she was running for city council, I just thought it was for the NW district, but as a renter, and not wanting to compete with another potential candidate in that district she is apparently going for the Big Kahuna.
I like Allison, she is pretty fiery and a real fighter. It will be interesting to watch her at forums, because if she duplicates some of the convos we had this past summer she will shock and awe the constituents.
I have already written off the At-Large Council Race. It is pretty obvious the lead contender will probably have well over $100K in his campaign chest, has significant connections within the established Republican moderates and has a pretty moderate record in the State Legislature. Even as a 3 person race I think Richard will go over that 50% + 1 threshold in the regular election. It is unfortunate that the At-Large race couldn’t be more competitive, but when trying to get an entire city to vote for you, money wins!
I also heard a potential candidates in the NE and SW have decided not to run due to family commitments. Which is unfortunate, because both would have been excellent candidates and great councilors!