Progressive Jane Knodell is running for president of the Burlington City Council, and says she’s lined up the seven votes she needs to clinch it.
In an email to Seven Days, the Central District councilor said all six non-Democratic councilors are supporting her bid: fellow Progressives Max Tracy, Selene Colburn and Sara Giannoni; independents Sharon Bushor and Adam Roof; and Republican Kurt Wright. Knodell's own vote makes seven.
The vote takes place when the newly elected council convenes on April 6.
When the Democrats lost their majority on Town Meeting Day, Knodell quickly emerged as the Progs' pick to replace the current council president, Joan Shannon. When she took the stage at the party's victory bash at Magnolia Bistro, several people in crowd shouted "Council president!" Late last week, Knodell told Seven Days she was considering heeding those calls.
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