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Local governance, Allen has said in previous interviews, can be frustrating.
But the former Erie Times-News editor and reporter, who was first elected to City Council in 2017, ultimately decided to launch a re-election bid because she feels that city government has plenty of room to grow and improve, and she wants to be a part of that. There is much more to do, said Allen, 69, said in a February interview. I want to continue to scrutinize the budget and ask the hard questions.
Allen is among eight Democrats and two Republicans in the City Council race. Four of City Council s seven seats are on the ballot in the May 18 municipal primary.