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SLO Mayor Stewart announces candidacy, Harmon shows interest

April 28, 2022

By KAREN VELIE

San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica Stewart announced her candidacy for mayor on April 25, the same day former SLO mayor Hiedi Harmon hinted on Instagram that she was considering also running for the mayor seat.

Elected in 2018, the city council appointed Stewart to mayor in Oct. 2021, after Harmon stepped down. Stewart is a graduate of Cal Poly and a longtime SLO resident. She is currently the assistant director of personnel and marketing at Cal Poly Campus Health and Wellbeing.

Mayor Erica Stewart

Harmon posted a photo of herself on Instagram with a background that says Heidi Harmon for mayor on April 25. Under the photo, Harmon added: “Stay up-to-date on what’s next for Heidi.”

Amid allegations she took gifts from a marijuana businessman, Harmon announced plans to step down to battle climate change in Sept. 2021. At the time, Harmon suggested she has to choose between having a job or serving as mayor, even though the vast majority of mayors in SLO County have full time jobs.

First elected mayor in 2016, Harmon continued to live in SLO after she went to work as a senior public affairs director for the Romero Institute’s Let’s Green CA initiative, a nonprofit affiliated with electric provider Central Coast Community Energy. During Harmon’s tenure, the SLO City Council voted to contract with Central Coast Community Energy to provide electricity to residents.


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Not to call attention to very sad news but Naomi Judd was very photogenic too. My conclusion about photos, they are just that. People should understand that you are voting for the person you trust with your check book. That may sound a little extreme but in the end, our elected representative do have an impact on our expenses.


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I’m pretty sure Heidi is just trolling to rile you guys up. No way she’d be stupid enough to actually run again.


4

The reelection of either one of these is the definition of insanity. The same voting block that elected the late Adam Hill multiple times. Go figure. Need I say anymore.


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Heidi’s post, “Stay up-to-date for what’s next for Heidi.” Hopefully Federal Prison.


80

Clearly it’s going to be an election of the lesser of two huge evils


55

Looking forward to the election! Great candidates!


-79

Hilarious!!!! Nothing great about them. Go ahead, destroy the rest of the city with continued failed leadership.


65

Heaven help us if those are the two choices,SLO needs to get off the path that the past and present so called leadership has pushed the town in.


74

you all underestimate the stupidity of the electorate. if she runs again, before she is convicted, she will win. we are all that ignorant.


102

So are you against democratic elections?


-62

seriously…


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So this is it in SLO? Is there no one with a brain willing to step forward?


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