Dalton, others, pursue independent ballot line in Saratoga Springs | The Daily Gazette
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SARATOGA SPRINGS City Public Safety Commissioner Robin Dalton, who quit the Republican Party in January over discomfort with its “extreme” national positions, said Wednesday she plans to run for mayor this fall on a new independent ballot line to be called Saratoga Stronger Together.
Dalton said she is running for mayor because someone who is already experienced with the issues the city has faced over the last two years is needed in the mayor’s job, and neither party’s nominee has that experience. With Democratic Mayor Meg Kelly not running for re-election after two terms, the Republicans have nominated businesswoman Heidi Owen West, a novice to politics, and the Democrats have nominated attorney Ron Kim, who served as public safety commissioner from 2006 to 2010.
Democrat Ron Kim announces bid for Saratoga Springs mayor | The Daily Gazette
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SARATOGA SPRINGS – Former city public safety commissioner Ron Kim on Wednesday announced his Democratic candidacy for mayor of Saratoga Springs on Wednesday, saying he wants to bring unity to the city in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing it to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which he said first got him interested in public service.
“I am running for mayor of Saratoga Springs to return us to that unity and singularity of purpose,” Kim said during at announcement in High Rock Park. “Because just like in 2001, we have gone through difficult times. We have lost good friends. We have seen suffering. We have seen injustice. As a community, we will only recover if we come together.”