Oct 29, 2015
For the first time in four decades, Charleston will soon elect a mayor not named Joe Riley. Next Tuesday, voters from all over the city will file into poling places and cast their lot from a choice of seven candidates, six of whom have strong ties to West Ashley....
Oct 29, 2015
In Dist. 5, Brian Byrd, a local attorney and business owner, is challenging incumbent Marvin Wagner. Wagner, elected in 2011, is an accountant with a career working with the military. INCUMBENT: Marvin Wagner City Councilman Marvin Wagner is a retired Chief Resource...
Oct 29, 2015
In Dist. 7, Joe Johnston is challenging incumbent Keith Waring. Johnston is City of Charleston Fire Department captain with 32-years experience working for the city. Waring is a financial planner who has served on a host of local and regional boards. INCUMBENT: Keith...
Oct 29, 2015
In Dist. 9, local attorney Peter Shahid is challenging incumbent Aubry Alexander. Shahid’s family has been prominent in the Charleston business community since the early 1900s. Alexander has strong West Ashley ties, he graduated from Middleton High School and is a...
Oct 29, 2015
In Dist. 11, Chris Cannon is challenging incumbent Bill Moody. Cannon, who has worked in tourism for more than three decades, consistently runs for one office or another. Moody is a retired accountant and former head of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce....
