Just when you thought we were done with local elections for awhile, there’s more. The at-large council seat, which is currently filled temporarily by Sekou Biddle, will be up for election on April 26. Among others, former Ward 1 council candidate and current ANC commish Bryan Weaver is in the race, as is school board member (and Meridian Pint part-owner) Patrick Mara. Biddle is also running for the permanent seat.
In the last election, I endorsed Mara and really like Weaver (and in fact hoped he’d run for this, so I’m glad he is.) Both seem like good guys. Mara is a moderate Republican and Weaver is involved with local nonprofits that help kids.
Bryan Weaver made some news with his clever videos last time around, and Patrick Mara made a new one: