Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther, who is sitting on $800,000 in campaign cash, may face two grass-roots candidates in the May primary.
Although candidate petitions had to be turned into the Franklin County Board of Elections by the Wednesday evening deadline, signatures on the petitions must still be checked to ensure those signing are registered voters currently residing in the city. Therefore, the number of candidates can - and typically will - shrink in the weeks after the deadline, but can get no larger.
"I think it's really going to be all about safety, affordability, and equity, are really the things we're going to remain focused on," Ginther said Tuesday as he filed his petitionsand longtime critic of the city's property-tax abatement policies, who said he is confident that 2,100 signatures he submitted will translate into at least the minimum 1,000 required to be on the mayoral ballot, after checking is complete.
Both Ginther and Motil are Democrats. Also filing to run for mayor is Carrie J. Griffin, of the 4900 block of Keelson Drive, who could not be reached for comment Thursday morning. In District 4, incumbent Emmanual Remy will face off against newcomer Adrienne Hood, of the 1900 block of Cedar Willow Drive, and in District 5 incumbent Nick Bankston will face Farxaan Jeyte, of the 4300 block of Appian Way.
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