Joe McNamara enters the Toledo City Council race

I heard this thru several people and mean to post about it sooner but thanks to the above linked Toledo Blade article, there's no time like the present!

Joe has decided to run for the seat that was Bob McCloskey's and that Lourdes Santiago was appointed to fill until November. On a personal note, I've had the opportunity to meet Joe and while I haven't talked to him in depth, I was impressed by some of his questions/statements at events we were both at prior to this announcement.

In looking at the quality of candidates known thus far to be running for this one seat, it says great things about our Toledo area. On the Republican side we have Dave Schulz who I also know personally to be a fantastic man who is respected by many of us, Republican, Democratic and Independent. On the Democratic side we have Lourdes Santiago and Bob Vasquez who was the next highest vote getter in the last Toledo City Council election and now of course, Joe McNamara. The Toledo Blade article also mentions David Davison and Stephen Ward. I believe David Davison is a retired policeman and a Republican, I'm not sure if Stephen Ward is the same one associated with the Northgate Community Church or if he and I are related, both being "Ward's" and knowing there are quite a few members of family from my father's side that I have not met. Nor is it clear if Stephen Ward is affiliated with a political party from the Toledo Blade article. More details will follow and perhaps some of our readers might have more information.

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