A quick look at High Point candidates
As filing continues for City Council seats in High Point, here's a quick look at who's tossed their hat in the ring.
The incumbents: Mayor Becky Smothers, at-large council members Latimer Alexander and John Faircloth, Ward 3 council member John Linton and Ward 4 council member Bill Bencini have filed for reelection. Earlier this month, every council member except Ward 6 representative Owen Strickland indicated they would seek another term.
New faces: This heading is kind of a misnomer, since both of the non-incumbents who have filed so far have previously sought City Council seats.
Thurman Marley is seeking the Ward 2 seat now held by Ron Wilkins. Marley unsuccessfully challenged Wilkins for the seat in the 2003 elections.
Lisa Stahlmann has filed for the Ward 6 seat that Strickland is giving up. She was one of five residents considered last year by City Council to fill the unexpired term of Laura Wiley, who resigned following her election to the state House of Representatives.
Council members ended up choosing Strickland, but earlier this year appointed Stahlmann to a seat on the High Point Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.
Filing runs through Aug. 5.
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