The Norman Council Races are Set

Three races developed in late Wednesday city council filings for Wards 2, 4 and 6.

Incumbent Ward 8 councilmember Dan Quinn did not draw a challenger in his northwest Norman ward.

Ward 2

In the south central Norman Ward 2, three filed for the open position being vacated by long-time councilmember Richard Stawicki.

Small businessman Tom Kovach, 45, a previous candidate for the seat, is customer service manager for Astronomics. He attended the Norman Citizens Academy and participated in all the Community Dialogues. He has worked with the Citizens for Financial Responsibility.

Michael McKee, worked on rewriting the municipal code as an assistant city attorney in the 1970s, was a prosecutor for the City, was assigned as the Norman Police legal advisor and evaluated and defended workers’ compensation claims against the City.

Democratic Consultant Chebon Marshall, 33, filed for the Ward 2 council race Tuesday afternoon. He is a Democratic General and Direct mail Consultant, who served four years as Chief of Staff to former Congressman Brad Carson.

Ward 4

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.

She drew two challengers who both filed Wednesday afternoon.

Facing Dillingham for the seat will be Rose State professor and federal government employee Greg Jungman, 31, of 715 S. Crawford Ave. in the Miller Historic District.

Chris Jingozian, also will challenge for the seat.

Ward 6

In Ward 6 in northeast Norman, small businesswoman Lou Mansfield will face Jim Griffith, a local dentist, for the seat being vacated by Ward 6 councilmember David Hopper.

Griffith, filed Wednesday afternoon. He was a longtime member of the Norman Parks Board and was a member of Leadership Norman about 10 years ago.

He said he wants to make sure the quality of life in Norman remains what it is and wants to be responsive to the citizens of the ward.

Small businesswoman Lou 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.