As the speculation continues about New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell leaving early to join the Biden Administration, the list of potential mayoral candidates grows.
Mitchell has confirmed he has been in communication with the Biden-Harris presidential transition team about a position in the new administration. Should Mayor Mitchell leave, there will likely be an enormous number of candidates seeking to fill out the remaining years on his term.
The first candidates that come to mind are former Mayor Scott Lang, State Representative Antonio Cabral, City Councilor Linda Morad, and current City Council President Joseph Lopes. I have written previously about this group of standouts, but there are other potential candidates, too.