Otto Banks to stay on ballot for Harrisburg mayor
Updated 1:28 PM;
Today 12:29 PM
Challenges to Harrisburg mayoral candidate Otto V. Banks residency status in the city have been finally dropped, and Banks will be on the Democratic primary ballot this spring.
Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
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A city voter in Harrisburg has ended his challenge to mayoral candidate Otto V. Banks’ city residency, erasing any doubt about Banks’ appearance on the May 18 Democratic Party primary.
The petitioner in the case, Green Street resident Joseph Wright, opted not to appeal his April 1 defeat in Dauphin County court to Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court, bringing the case against Banks to a formal end, Wright’s attorney Karen Balaban said. Attempts to reach Wright were not successful.
Papenfuse sets goals for a third term in race for Harrisburg mayor
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
Posted Mar 09, 2021
Eric Papenfuse, speaking with campaign manager Andrea Krizner after filing nominating petitions for the May primary on Tuesday, says a third term would be his last as Harrisburg s mayor.
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Mayor Eric Papenfuse formally kicked off his bid for a third term as Harrisburg’s mayor, telling PennLIve in an interview on the filing date for the May 18 primary he wants one last term to complete what he believes has been a successful turn away from the city’s debt-ridden past.
“When I ran the first time, I had a goal, which was to bring the city back from the brink of bankruptcy and prepare for a sustainable fiscal future for the city,” Papenfuse said. “I wasn’t sure how long that was going to take, and it’s almost been achieved but not quite.
Harrisburg Council President Wanda Williams joins crowded mayoral field
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
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Harrisburg City Council President Wanda Williams became the sixth candidate in a crowded Harrisburg mayor’s race Thursday afternoon.
Williams, who at times in the past year had suggested that she might be ready to wrap up a 20-year career in local politics, instead made clear she’s looking for a career capstone instead, and has decided to take her accumulated experience and use it for a bid to become the city’s next CEO.
Williams, a 67-year-old retired state employee, said her mayoral bid grew out of recent discussions with friends who all felt that - despite the growing list of candidates - the field was still lacking the right person.
Exposition highlights breadth of Black-owned businesses in Harrisburg and Central Pennsylvania
Updated Feb 27, 2021;
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The beating heart of Black entrepreneurship in South Central Pennsylvania came out of the kitchens, the spare rooms, the garages, basements and literally whatever other business incubator space you can think of to command one of Harrisburg’s main stages Friday night.
The event is the “Black Is Beautiful Expo & Networking Event,” a free, business exposition put together by Urban Revolution Marketing at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street specifically to showcase the products and services offered by Black and minority-owned businesses in and around Harrisburg.
Retired media CEO says he’s running for Harrisburg mayor
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
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The founder of the Central Penn Business Journal, Dave Schankweiler, announced on Friday that he’s running for mayor of the city of Harrisburg.
Schankweiler, the retired CEO for the publication’s parent company, released a virtual announcement speech filmed at Harrisburg University, instead of hosting a live event because of the pandemic and CDC guidelines.
He is seeking the Democratic nomination in the primary race this year in the predominantly Democratic city, likely against the current mayor, Eric Papenfuse, who is widely expected to run for a third term. Schankweiler formerly was a Republican and said in his speech he is “proud to be a convert to the Democratic party.”