Want to Run for Mayor? Deadline Wednesday in Fairfax

FAIRFAX, VA — As a friendly service to residents, the City of Fairfax sent out a simple and straightforward email alert to residents Monday morning titled: "Want to run for Mayor?"

Well, if you do, if you've carefully been mulling your decision for quite some time or just have a wild hair, the city provided a reminder that Wednesday is the last day you can submit documents to qualify to run.

Anyone who does, in fact, want to possibly occupy an office that has had quite the bumpy ride over the past several months can pick up a packet with instructions at the Sisson House, 10455 Armstrong Street, next to City Hall.

Fairfax is having the special mayoral election Feb. 7 as a result of the resignation last summer of former mayor Scott Silverthorne, who was arrested Aug. 4 on charges that he offered undercover detectives meth in exchange for sex at a Tysons Corner hotel.

Former three-term Fairfax City Council member Steve Stombres was named interim mayor after a unanimous voted by city council members.

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