Nutman: A contest in Ward 1
Mike Jones ’11 has some competition. Nearly a month into Jones’ unopposed run, Katie Harrison ’11 declared her intent to run for the Ward 1 seat on the Board of Aldermen last week, and Minh Tran ’09 announced his candidacy this weekend.
Everyone likes competitive elections. The Ward 1 Democratic Committee acknowledged their value two years ago, when they effectively moved the Democratic primary for this ward to April by creating a pre-primary that will determine the candidate they endorse (previously, the ward committee would endorse a candidate through less transparent measures,...
