Henry Dayday bows out of mayoral race
The former mayor says he will be supporting Tom Wolf
First Posted: Sep 12, 2012 2:39pm
| Last Updated: Sep 12, 2012 2:39pm
Former mayor Henry Dayday announced Wednesday afternoon that he will not be running for mayor this fall.
Dayday, who held the position from 1988-2000, said he made the decision after Tom Wolf announced his candidacy earlier this week.
“I’m interested in the city having a change in leadership,” he said. And with three candidates in the mix, there is a concern that Mayor Don Atchison will win again, Dayday told reporters.
Dayday said he will be supporting Wolf, the 47-year-old research scientist, who he said shares many of the same ideas as him.
“He sounds like a very good candidate.”
The municipal election is scheduled for Oct. 24.
Atchison, who is seeking his fourth term as mayor, will be holding a press conference Wednesday afternoon where he is expected to confirm his bid for reelection.
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Mayoral candidate Henry Dayday at a news conference on Sept. 7, 2012.