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Local social work instructor Ali Ramos is officially on the ballot as a candidate for Amarillo City Council, Place 4.
On Thursday, Ramos filed her paperwork with the Amarillo City Secretary’s office to challenge Place 4 incumbent Councilman Howard Smith. With her filing, Ramos joined the field for Place 4 that already includes Smith and behavioral counselor Sharyn Delgado.
As we previously reported, Ramos is challenging Smith on a platform of moving election dates to November and changing Amarillo to a single-member district form of government.
Candidates have until Friday, February 12 to file for a spot on the ballot. Election Day is May 1.
Full list of filed candidates:
Mayor
Michael Hunt, catering company owner
City Council Place 1
Cole Stanley, construction company owner
Hobert “Gunny” Brown, Marine Corps veteran and former Save Amarillo PAC treasurer
City Council Place 2
Freda Powell, incumbent and mortuary manager
Jason Foglesong, high school teacher and former Republican precinct chair
City Council Place 3
Eddy Sauer, incumbent and dentist
Tom Scherlen, former CEO of Austin Hose
City Council Place 4
Howard Smith, incumbent and realtor
Sharyn Delgado, behavior counselor and educator
Ali Ramos, social work instructor