All Mesa races might end up contested

Well, look at this. Now, there may be at least two candidates in all of the races as there is another person, Manny Cortez, who has announced for District 2. Of course, this all depends on if they are able to get their signatures. For the sake of competition, I hope they all do. Here is a brief look at the potential breakdown of the races as the deadline approaches next week:

Mayor
Scott Smith
Rex Griswold
Claudia Walters

District 1
Dave Richins
Matt Tolman

District 2
Alex Finter
Manny Cortez

District 3
Dennis Kavanaugh
Mark Yarbrough

District 5
Phil Austin
Dina Higgins
Vernon Mathern

Take a look at that for a minute. Talk about a new looking council. There is a lot of opportunity there with only Jones and Somers staying on board. Hopefully, this will spark a lot of discussion and we will have a likely election season as March approaches.