Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh Launches Bid for Re-Election By Spectrum News Staff Syracuse PUBLISHED 7:21 AM ET Mar. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:21 AM EST Mar. 02, 2021
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Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh formally announced his bid to lead the Salt City for another four years at the Westcott Theater Monday.
Walsh, who will once again run as an Independent, pointed to his continued work on the Syracuse Surge initiative, as well as the progress that the city has made despite the challenges of the pandemic. Make no mistake, we have a lot of work to do; a lot. Which is why I m so excited to be running for re-election, because I need every one of those eight years to accomplish every one of those things that we, and I, set out to do, said Walsh.
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The Independence Party of New York endorsed Walsh as its candidate.
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Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced his campaign for reelection at a press conference at the Westcott Theater on Monday.
Walsh who will run as an independent will need to collect at least 750 signatures, starting April 13, to appear on the ballot. Walsh will face Michael Greene, a common councilor and the Democratic candidate for mayor. Democrat Khalid Bey, an at-large common councilor, is also facing Greene in a primary campaign.
The Republican party has yet to announce its candidate, though Walsh said he would not seek the Republican nomination. The Independence Party of New York endorsed Walsh as its candidate in a letter Wednesday.