Jesse Jackson Jr. may run for mayor
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. announced Wednesday that he is exploring a run for mayor of Chicago and said it is "more likely than not" that he will enter the February contest.
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At 26, many people havenÂt even decided on a career. Luke Ravenstahl is already the mayor of Pittsburgh.
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By John Stark, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 17--Tim Douglas doesn't plan to launch bold new projects during his unexpected year as mayor, but he doesn't see himself as a mere care- taker either.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a potential independent candidate for president, said Wednesday he is engaged in an experiment to influence the race.
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A television news anchor launched a campaign for mayor of this border city on Tuesday.
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Mikal Carter Watts, a San Antonio trial lawyer, has set up an exploratory  committee for a race to win the Democratic primary and then take on incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the General Election in 2008.
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By Jeffrey Spivak, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 19--At one time, Albert Riederer decided to stay out of the Kansas City mayor's race.   But the candidates he wanted to support didn't run, and those who were running did not have qualities he wanted to support.
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PHILADELPHIA -- The incoming mayor of this city is proposing a comprehensive plan of aggressive police tactics, including limiting the movement of people in high-crime neighborhoods and directing officers to increase searches of people on the street for illegal weapons, all in a desperate effort to...
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg's participation in a meeting next week of independent and centrist politicians is renewing the "will he or won't he" speculation about whether he'll mount a third-party bid for president.
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By Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press  JACKSON - A Mississippi senator who's running for state auditor was listing his Capitol phone number on the "contact me" portion of his campaign Web site.  Sen.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, often mentioned as a possible third-party 2008 presidential candidate, said on Wednesday he intended to serve as mayor until the end of his term in 2009.
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Michael Bloomberg may soon begin a massive operation to get on the ballot in up to 15 states even though the billionaire mayor may not decide until May whether to run for president, according to associates.
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Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson joined the campaign of Sen. John Kerry on Wednesday as a poll showed support for the presidential candidate slipping among black Americans, a critical Democratic constituency.
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Jackson Mayor Frank Melton, who was elected on a promise to get tough on crime, was indicted Friday by a Hinds County grand jury on felony charges, Sheriff Malcolm McMillin said.
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The wife of the Rev. Jesse Jackson is backing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in a new radio ad being aired in South Carolina, a split from her husband, who is supporting rival Barack Obama.
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By TOM GALLAGHER  For the record, I will insist that formal discussions about allegations made against me by Mayor Lionel Rivera occur in public and be open to public participation. The issues bear on matters of ethics and values of your elected officials; the people have a right to know.
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Boris Johnson is being considered as a possible Tory candidate to run for mayor of London, the BBC has learned.