First question in Harrisburg mayor’s race: How’s Eric Papenfuse doing?
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Incumbent Mayor Eric Papenfuse,, far right above, faces four Democratic primary challengers as he seeks a third term. They are, clockwise from top left, Otto Banks, Kevyn Knox, Dave Schankweiler, and Wanda Williams.
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Eric Papenfuse is selling competence and steady progress to voters as he seeks a third term as Harrisburg’s mayor.
“By nearly every metric, Harrisburg is better off today than it was eight years ago, but these slow and steady advancements could easily be reversed under different leadership,” Papenfuse told PennLive by email recently, when asked about criticism from some of his Democratic primary rivals.
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.
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