Buragas will not seek reelection on Bloomington City Council

Posted on November 26, 2018
Amelia Buragas
Ward 4 Alderman Amelia Buragas announced Monday she won’t run for a second term. (Photo courtesy cityblm.org)

 

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – A third Bloomington City council member is not seeking reelection.

Ward 4 Alderman Amelia Buragas announced Monday she won’t run for a second term. Buragas makes the announcement on the final day for candidates to file petitions with the city.

Buragas said in a statement she is stepping away to focus on her family and professional life. She applied for one of the two vacant associate judgeship’s in the 11th Judicial Circuit which covers McLean County.

Buragas has given support to Julie Emig in Ward 4, an instructional assistant professor at Illinois State University, who filed her petition Monday. Emig joins insurance broker Don “Chip” Frank on the ballot.

Other incumbents not seeking re-election include David Sage in Ward 2 and Diana Hauman in Ward 8.

The only incumbent up for reelection is in Ward 6, as senior council member Karen Schmidt filed Monday. She joins Jenn Carrillo on the ballot.

As of Monday afternoon, eight people have filed petitions in Bloomington.

The deadline for candidates to file in both Bloomington and Normal is Monday at 5 p.m.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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