Incumbent: Tammi Thurm
Challengers: Tony Wilkins, Robert Bodenhamer
Thurm had this blog's support in 2017 because she campaigned as an outsider and netted a perfect score from Democracy Greensboro. However, she was revealed to be a fraud by George Hartzman shortly after she got elected.
She's an insider who posed as an anti-establishment candidate and her record as a councilwoman shows it despite her fervent support for the failed written consent ordinance for police officers. Another demerit against Thurm is the map below. Her antics towards the Pie-Shaped map shows that she's just as interested in preserving her own interests as the other members of City Council.
Wilkins was the biggest obstacle for creatives when he was on the council from late 2012 to 2017 but he would be number two if he returns because Nancy Hoffmann has become even more insufferable. Wilkins is a strong supporter of the police and has used it to attack his successor.
Bodenhamer is the outsider in this contest and he can be described as a bit less conservative than Wilkins.
This race will determine one of two things: Either 2017 was a blip due to depressed conservative turnout after John Brown had a disappointing mayoral run, or the demographics have changed to the point that it will become more difficult for a right-wing candidate to get elected in Greensboro. Either way, Thurm has lost this blog's support as we sit this race out.
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