Politics & Government
Seven Candidates are Running for City Council
Tuesday evening marked the deadline to file for City Council elections. Seven candidates will be vying for three seats come April, including MaryAnn MacGillivray, who is seeking re-election.
It's official: Sierra Madreans will have seven City Council candidates to chose from during April elections.
Three City Council seats are up for election: one two-year seat, , and two four-year seats: Councilmember MaryAnn MacGillivray's and Mayor John Buchanan's.
However, MacGillivray will be defending her seat in April. She filed her intent to seek re-election on Tuesday just shy of the 5:00 p.m. deadline, according to City Clerk Nancy Shollenberger.
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MacGillivray served as Mayor of Sierra Madre from 1994-95 and 2009-10. If re-elected, this would be her fourth term on the City Council. She served back-to-back terms from 1990-98 before being re-elected in 2008.
Mayor John Buchanan, whose term will also be up in April, that he will not be seeking re-election.
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Councilmember Nancy Walsh and Mayor Pro Tem Josh Moran will continue on the City Council, as their terms won't be up until 2014.
And now, your City Council candidates:
Two-year term:
Colin Braudrick
Chris Koerber
Four-year term:
John Capoccia
John Harabedian
Bill Tice
- Patch has reached out to Tice for an interview and is waiting for a response
Gene Goss
- Patch is meeting with Goss this Friday to discuss his candidacy
Mary Ann MacGillivray
- Patch will reach out to MacGillivray this week