Several local luminaries and organizations have thrown their support behind one candidate or another in Tuesday’s mayoral election. Here is the list of endorsers for each candidate, according to each candidate’s Twitter and other sources. If the endorsement text was made available, I’ve linked to it below.
Endorsing Gerard:
- Naomi Jakobsson, State Representative, 103rd District
- Mike Frerichs, State Senator, 52nd District
- AFSCME People Committee
- The Sandwich LIfe’s Cynthia Voelkl
- Mark Palmer, local attorney
- Jeff Kibler
- Eric Bussell
- His kindergarten teacher (Sharon Latch)
Endorsing Schweighart:
- News-Gazette
- City Council Members Linda Cross, Deb Frank Feinen, Karen Foster, Kyle Harrison, and Michael LaDue
- Former mayors Dannel McCollum, Robert Dodd, and Bill Bland
- Chamber of Commerce Business Empowered PAC
- His son, Rory
Halfway Interesting’s Eric Bussell is forcing everyone to wait until Monday to learn who he’s endorsing has broken ranks with Republicans to endorse Don Gerard.
Please feel free to endorse the candidate of your choice in the comments section. Also, if you know of an endorsement that I’ve missed, please pass it along.