Councilmember Arian Smedley announces she won't run for second term | Local News
Freshman Athens City Councilmember Arian Smedley announced last week that she would not run for re-election, citing child care and her day job as reasons for not seeking a second term. âAs much as I have enjoyed this experience, I am looking forward to scaling back a bit,â she said in a Facebook post. Smedley, a Democrat who represents Athensâ First Ward on the West Side, ran uncontested for the seat in 2019 after winning the primary. She plans to serve the remainder of the term and bow out following the 2021 election to focus on her job at the Athens County Board of Developmen...
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