13 file for city council in Oklahoma City
Thirteen candidates filed this week for Oklahoma City Council seats in the Feb. 12 primary election.
Filing ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Ward 2 in inner-northwest Oklahoma City and the central city's Ward 6 are open seats.
The councilmen in Wards 5 and 8 filed for re-election.
Filing Wednesday were:
Ward 2
• Marilyn Davidson, 38.
• Tracey Halley-Terrell, 47.
Of note: Five candidates filed for the seat being relinquished by Councilman Ed Shadid, who is retiring after two terms.
Ward 5
• Kristina Hull, 38.
Of note: Hull is challenging Councilman David Greenwell, who is seeking his third term.
Ward 6
• Jim Holman, 68.
Of note: There will be a three-way race to succeed Councilwoman Meg Salyer, who is retiring.
Filing Tuesday was:
Ward 8
• Lauren Durmus, 35.
Of note: Durmus is challenging Ward 8 Councilman Mark Stonecipher, who filed for re-election on Monday.
Filing Monday were:
Ward 2
• Suzanne Broadbent, 68.
Of note: Broadbent is a member of the Historic Preservation Commission.
• James Cooper, 36.
Of note: Cooper, a teacher, is a Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority trustee.
• Mike Dover, 70.
Of note: Dover is a member of the MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board and chairs the senior health and wellness centers subcommittee.
Ward 5
• David Greenwell, 64.
Of note: Greenwell, an accounting executive and member of the council's audit committee, is seeking his third term.
• Steve Hunt, 48.
Of note: Hunt, who was a critic of MAPS 3, ran for mayor in 2010, losing to Mick Cornett.
Ward 6
• JoBeth Hamon, 28.
Of note: Hamon is an education coordinator at the Mental Health Association of Oklahoma, working in areas including suicide prevention.
• Nathaniel Harding, 37.
Of note: Harding, president of an oil and gas company, is a member of the MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board and chairs the streetcar subcommittee.
Ward 8
• Mark Stonecipher, 61.
Of note: Stonecipher, an oil and gas attorney and former neighborhood association president, is seeking his second term.
City council seats are nonpartisan; terms are for four years. Council members earn $12,000 annually.
![Stickers for voters after they filled out their ballots during early voting period at the Oklahoma County Election Board in Oklahoma City, Okla. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. [Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman archives]](http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/large960_blur-f91e35d9a01e1a88030215d5bdb68f08.jpg)
![Nikki Nice addresses the crowd after being sworn in as new Ward 7 Oklahoma City Councilwoman, Monday, November 19, 2018. Eight candidates filed Monday for Oklahoma City Council seats in the Feb. 12 primary election. [The Oklahoman archives]](http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/sq150-f5efeffe6f5fccdfda198a8f0e7a5ad6.jpg)
![Stickers for voters after they filled out their ballots during early voting period at the Oklahoma County Election Board in Oklahoma City, Okla. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. [Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman archives]
Photo - Stickers for voters after they filled out their ballots during early voting period at the Oklahoma County Election Board in Oklahoma City, Okla. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. [Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman archives]](http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-f91e35d9a01e1a88030215d5bdb68f08.jpg)
![Nikki Nice addresses the crowd after being sworn in as new Ward 7 Oklahoma City Councilwoman, Monday, November 19, 2018. Eight candidates filed Monday for Oklahoma City Council seats in the Feb. 12 primary election. [The Oklahoman archives] Photo - Nikki Nice addresses the crowd after being sworn in as new Ward 7 Oklahoma City Councilwoman, Monday, November 19, 2018. Eight candidates filed Monday for Oklahoma City Council seats in the Feb. 12 primary election. [The Oklahoman archives]](http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-f5efeffe6f5fccdfda198a8f0e7a5ad6.jpg)

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