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Monday, August 19, 2013
News Cannon beats Mitchell for Black Political Caucus nod
Posted By Ana McKenzie on Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 9:56 AM
On Sunday the Black Political Caucus endorsed candidates for the City Council and mayoral races.
Longtime councilman and current mayor pro tem Patrick Cannon got the group's nod for mayor, beating out another likely contender and fellow longtime councilman James Mitchell.
The group endorsed Vi Alexander Lyles, David Howard, Michael Barnes and Beth Pickering for the at-large seats.
District candidates it endorsed include:
District 1: Patsy Kinsey
District 2: Al Austin
District 4: Wil Russell
District 5: John Autry
It did not endorse a candidate for Districts 6 or 7, both of which are typically Republican races.
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