Democratic mayoral candidate Maria Bucci's first stint in local government began with her 2004 election to the Ward 4 seat on the City Council. She won reelection in 2006 and then briefly served again through appointment in 2012.
"When I was on the council I was very young, and I had all these great ideas. And sometimes I was told, 'Oh you can't do that,' or, 'You have to do it this way' ... And the older I became and learned more about government, I realized things can be done," she says.
A return to politics, Bucci says, wasn't on her radar until relatively recently. But with the encouragement of others and the support of her family, she is now seeking the city's highest elected office.
"If you asked me three years ago if I'd be running for mayor in 2020, I'd say, 'No way' ... I definitely think it's the right time," she says.
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