PORTLAND — A local marketing professional today announced her candidacy for mayor.
Jodie Lapchick, owner of Portland-based branding firm Lapchick & Co., is the seventh candidate to register with the city.
The others are Erick Bennett, Charles Bragdon, David Marshall, Jed Rathband, Christopher Vail and Zouhair Bouzrara.
Candidates can’t start circulating petitions to get on the ballot until July 1, but the registration allows them to set up a candidate committee, start raising funds and take other steps to prepare for a race. Ballot petitions, which require at least 300 signatures, must be returned by Aug. 29.
Lapchick, 48, has lived in Maine for about 20 years and in Portland for the past 12. She ran advertising agency Lapchick Creative from 1998 until 2009, when it went out of business.
Lapchick said today that she supports the city’s economic development plan to attract more creative professionals, including artists, musicians and chefs.
“I’m the most likely candidate to bring it to fruition,” she said.
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