Three candidates have filed petitions to run for Mayor of Centralia to replace the retiring Bryan Kuder. Council member Barri Allen and the President of the Centralia Foundation Dave Agee were both on hand when filing began at 7:30 Monday morning. Joshua Qualls filed later in the morning. So far five candidates have filed for the two four-year council seats. Mike Reed, Debbie Smith, and Thomas ‘Tommy’ Henegar were in line at 7:30 Monday morning, with Ricky Garrett and Judith Meeks-Hakim filing later. Three people have filed for the two-year unexpired term. They are Patrick ‘Pat’ Ashby, Douglas Dunahee, and Julius Flagg.
The two announced candidates for Mayor of Salem both were on hand at 7:30 Monday morning for the start of petition filing. Incumbent Mayor Nic Farley is being challenged by Rick Phillips, who is retired from the Union Pacific Railroad. As of Monday morning, no one had filed for the two open city council seats. Both incumbents Royce Bringwald and Craig Morton have packets along with Salem businessman Tracy Timmerman.
Filing in both Salem and Centralia continues through next Monday afternoon.
Candidates who were in line at the start of filing will go into a lottery to determine who will be first on the ballot.
