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28
Dec

New Mayor Elect - Greg Ballard Announces Team

Author: Jason Bean, Category: Elected Officials, Government, News, People, Politics

The upcoming replacement for Mayor Bart Peterson is Greg Ballard. Ballard won an election on a fraction of the financial backing that Peterson had in his campaign. The win was attributed to face-to-face campaigning by hitting the streets and neighborhoods.

I don’t have much loyalty for Peterson per se, but with all the complaints, I thought he’s done a tremendous job of improving our city during his tenure as mayor since his initial election in 1999.

I’m hoping Ballard will do a fine job, but I think Bart Peterson was voted out of office more than Ballard was voted in. Ballard announced his administrative team, which includes the individuals listed below:

• Olgen Williams, deputy mayor for neighborhoods
• Paul Okeson, chief of staff
• Chris Cotterill, corporation counsel
• Carolin Requiz Smith, director of Latino affairs
• John Cochran, special counsel to the mayor
• Greg Wilson, director of minority business development
• Marcus Barlow, press secretary

I’m looking forward to a new year and seeing just how things work out for the city. I think there are good years to come with big projects in the works and new developments from a commercial standpoint.

Team List Source: IBJ Daily
Photo: Ballard for Mayor website