Vice Mayor Val Lerch scored a significant endorsement today with the announcement that former Mayor Beverly O’Neill will back the current 9th District Councilmember in next April’s election. Lerch is running a write-in campaign for the seat, as he will have served two four-year terms by next April and cannot have his name on the ballot. O’Neill won a write-in campaign of her own for a third term as Mayor in 2002.
Lerch announced in an e-mail today, “Former Mayor Beverly O’Neil has endorsed our write-in campaign. What an honor. Her advice and mentoring will be of great value to this campaign. Thank you Beverly for your support.”
Other candidates for the 9th District seat in next April’s election include Steven Neal, Brad Shore and Dan Pressburg.
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