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Mayor Buchanan Will Not Seek Re-Election

Mayor John Buchanan announced Tuesday night that he will not be running in the April elections.

While Mayor John Buchanan is "flattered" that he's received several inquiries as to whether he'll seek re-election in April, he has opted not to seek another term on the City Council.

"I'm not going to seek re-election," the Mayor said at Tuesday night's City Council meeting. "I've never had the intention of seeking re-election after these eight years."

Buchanan said that while he is not a big fan of offical term limits, he is self-imposing a term limit of eight years.

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The Mayor wished the candidates who are putting their names on the April ballot good luck.

Who's Running in April?

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There are three City Council seats up for election: two four-year seats and one two-year seat.

So far, six candidates have filed to run:

Two-year term:

  • Colin Braudrick
  • Chris Koerber 

Four-year term:

  • John Capoccia
  • John Harabedian
  • Bill Tice
  • Gene Goss         

Additionally, one candidate is running for City Treasurer:

  • Richard Mays

Residents have until January 17 to file to run for office in April.

Patch will be posting additional profiles of the candidates leading up to the election. Stick with us for updates.

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