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City Councilmember Andy Wilson Announces He Will Run to Hold District 7 Seat in 2017 Elections

Published on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 | 9:45 am
 
Councilmember Andy Wilson

Pasadena City Councilmember Andy Wilson, who holds the Council seat for District 7 since his appointment on June 15, has told Pasadena Now he intends to mount a campaign during the 2017 elections to remain in the office.

“It has been a pleasure and honor to serve the fine people of District 7 these past 15 months, and after consultation with my family I am pleased to let you know that I will be seeking re-election,” Wilson said in an email Tuesday night.

“ We will begin to organize in a few weeks once our kids are situated at school, so look for a more formal announcement then,” he said.

Last week, Pasadena lawyer Phil Hosp announced his intention to run for the seat as well.

Wilson was appointed Councilmember at a Special Meeting of the Council after a vacancy was created when then-sitting District 7 representative Terry Tornek was elected Mayor in May. Wilson’s term will expire May 1, 2017.

“City Council is a logical progression of [my] 20 years of service,” Wilson had told the Council during the June Special Meeting.

He pointed to technology as a driver for “creating jobs for all of us” and said he sees Pasadena as rich in assets to support growth of technology enterprises.

What is missing in Pasadena, Wilson said, was the “connective tissue to make the assets of Pasadena work together.”

Wilson had been a member of the city’s Design Commission for eight years. He served on the Planning Commission or three years and the Pasadena Center Operating Committee for two.

He is the Harvard Business School educated CEO of tech company Rexter and the head of Innovate Pasadena, a nonprofit dedicated local economic growth through technology and design innovation.

He lives in District 7 with his wife, two sons and a recently-adopted dog.

 

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