Day number 2 filling for Norman Council Seat

Democratic Consultant Chebon Marshall filed for the Ward 2 council race Tuesday afternoon. Marshall, 33, was the sole candidate to add his name to the slate today.

He is a Democratic General and Direct mail Consultant, who served four years as Chief of Staff to former Congressman Brad Carson.

Marshall said he has been involved in all levels of government — local, state and federal. He has launched a Web site at www.marshallfornorman.com.

He will face former assistant city attorney Michael McKee.

While working for the City of Norman, McKee worked on rewriting the municipal code, was a prosecutor for the City, was assigned as the Norman Police legal advisor and evaluated and defended workers’ compensation claims against the City.

Only candidate per ward has filed for the other three council seats, Wards 4, 6 and 8.

Two incumbents filed Monday for their City council seats, with two newcomers filing for seats being vacated by councilmembers.

Ward 4 incumbent councilmember Carol Price Dillingham, filed to defend her central Norman seat. Dillingham was appointed to the seat after Mayor Cindy Rosenthal vacated the post after winning the mayor’s race last spring.

Dillingham is a former assistant district attorney and has done outside work with the City of Edmond on employment, civil rights, contracts, workers' compensation litigation and a suit regarding inverse condemnation over the sanitary sewer system.

Incumbent Ward 8 councilmember Dan Quinn filed for his northwest Norman seat. He is a retired educator and a Realtor with Old Town Realtors.

Small businesswoman Lou Mansfield, filed for the open northeast Norman Ward 6 slot. Ward 6 councilmember David Hopper chose not to run again.

Mansfield is vice president and a ward representative for the Hall Park Homeowners Association. She and her husband Bob had Mansfield’s and Woman and Mansfield’s hair salons. She is a hairdresser for the Cedar Creek nursing home and an artist, published magazine writer and playwright and sells antiques from her booth at the Company Store.

The filing period continues through 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Cleveland County Election Board.