This is a special episode, part of our 2025 election coverage. You can find more interviews, election coverage, and voter info here.
This year, there are three open seats on council — and we have eight candidates, including six challengers and two incumbents. We also have three candidates for mayor, including our incumbent mayor.
While the city council race is technically non-partisan, the local Democratic and Republican parties do play a role in supporting candidates. For city council, we have four Republican candidates (including one who was initially filed as an unaffiliated candidate) and four Democratic candidates — although the county Democratic Party implemented a straw poll to narrow its support to three of those candidates — and one of the two Democrats running for mayor.
On today’s show, we’re interviewing Democratic challenger Chakema Clinton-Quintana, an advocate for inclusive economic development and director of Channel, a small business center powered by Live Oak Bank, who is running for a seat on the city council. You can find more at her campaign site here.
