Ryan Shell has switched from District 2 to at-large.
Shell says in a press release: "I have been campaigning in District 2 for nearly two months and am ecstatic with the amount of support we've drummed up thus far. In no way am I abandoning the groundwork I've laid or the initiatives that I've started, but we are simply going to take those efforts to a new level and make things happen citywide. The goal of this campaign is to bridge gaps, unite Greensboro and really make some things happen."
Meanwhile, Nettie Coad, chairwoman of the Greensboro Redevelopment Commission, has thrown her hat in the race for District 2, joining Jim Kee, Gordon M. Hester and Dan Fischer.
Jay Ovittore, a member of the Greensboro Human Relations Commission, filed for the District seat, joining incumbent Zack Matheny and challenger George Hartzman.
Ovittore writes in a press release this morning: "Based on the rise in neighborhood crime, several zoning and planning issues and issues surrounding job creation and a high vacancy rate in our city, I could not feel comfortable sitting on the sidelines in this race."
David Crawford was the last to file before the noon deadline, joining the District 5 race with incumbent Trudy Wade and challenger Art Boyett.
Ovittore and Crawford's entry means that all Greensboro primary races are now competitive.
I spoke briefly with Jorge Cornell, who filed for at-large yesterday. Cornell says his campaign platform will extend beyond issues related to policing and gang enforcement. As for a felony conviction reported in the News & Record, Cornell said he pled guilty to a gun charge in King County, NY (Brooklyn) about 10 years ago. He said he needs to gather more documentation about the conviction to provide to the Guilford County Board of Elections.
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I should have wrote that every primary race, with the exception of the mayor's race, will be contested.
"I should have wrote..."
Oh! Dear! God!
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