On the first day for candidates to submit their forms to run in the fall municipal election, Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie wasted no time in announcing his bid for re-election.
It comes as no surprise, as Guthrie has made it clear for several months that he plans to seek a second term.
In an interview on Tuesday, Guthrie said he just wanted to get the process of filing his papers out of the way early.
“I didn’t run to be the mayor for three and a half years, I ran to be the mayor for four years,” he explained. “I still have work to do, but I wanted to put my papers in right away so that I could get that done and then get back to work.”
Guthrie was elected as mayor in 2014, having previously served as councillor in Guelph’s Ward 4 neighbourhood.
He said heading into his fourth campaign the most important thing is to be honest and transparent with voters.
“Tell them when you can look into something, tell them when you can’t because possibly it is something that is upper levels of government,” Guthrie said. “And follow through — follow through on engaging with people and communicating back to people.”
With the election still over five months away, Guthrie didn’t mention any campaign promises, but said the theme will be all about staying the course.
Candidates have until July 27 to register for the municipal election, which is on Oct. 22.
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