Who Wants to Run

Thursday was the deadline for filing petitions to run for public office, and today Gossips learned what petitions have been filed.

Mayor

• Democrat: Earl Swanigan
• Democrat: Rick Rector
• Conservative: Rick Rector
• Republican: Rick Rector

Treasurer

• Democrat: Heather Campbell

Common Council President

• Democrat: Steve Dunn
• Democrat: Tom DePietro
• Republican: Tom DePietro
• Working Families: Tom DePietro
• Conservative: Tom DePietro
• Independence: OTB (Opportunity to Ballot)

FIRST WARD

Supervisor

• Democrat: Sarah Sterling

Alderman

• Democrat: Rob Bujan
• Democrat: Michael O'Hara
• Democrat: Kamal Johnson
• Democrat: Henry Haddad
• Republican: Rob Bujan
• Republican: Kamal Johnson
• Conservative: Rob Bujan
• Conservative: Kamal Johnson
• Working Families: Kamal Johnson
• Independence: Rob Bujan

SECOND WARD

Supervisor

• Democrat: Abdus Miah
• Democrat: Willette Jones
• Republican: Abdus Miah
• Conservative: Abdus Miah
• Working Families: Willette Jones
• Independence: Abdus Miah

Alderman

• Democrat: Dewan Sarowar
• Democrat: Tiffany Garriga
• Democrat: Victor Mendolia
• Republican: Martin Martinez
• Conservative: Martin Martinez
• Working Families: Tiffany Garriga
• Working Families: Victor Mendolia
• Independence: Dewan Sarowar

THIRD WARD

Supervisor

• Democrat: John Friedman
• Democrat: Michael Chameides
• Working Families: Michael Chameides

Alderman

• Democrat: Calvin Lewis
• Democrat: Shershah Mizan
• Republican: Calvin Lewis
• Republican: Shershah Mizan
• Working Families: Calvin Lewis
• Working Families: Shershah Mizan

FOURTH WARD

Supervisor

• Democrat: Bill Hughes
• Democrat: Linda Mussmann
• Republican: Bill Hughes
• Conservative: Bill Hughes
• Working Families: Linda Mussman
• Independence: OTB (Opportunity to Ballot)

Alderman

• Democrat: John Rosenthal
• Democrat: Lauren Scalera
• Democrat: Rich Volo
• Republican: Lauren Scalera
• Conservative: Lauren Scalera

FIFTH WARD

Supervisor

• Democrat: Rick Scalera
• Republican: Rick Scalera
• Conservative: Rick Scalera

Alderman

• Democrat: Dominic Merante
• Democrat: Eileen Halloran
• Republican: Dominic Merante
• Republican: Bob Donahue
• Conservative: Dominic Merante
• Conservative: Bob Donahue
• Working Families: Dominc Merante

The petitions, though submitted, must undergo prima facie review by the election commissioners and are subject to objections before candidates are officially on the ballot for the primary. The schedule of the petition process can be viewed here.
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