This City Council candidate shared racist comments and posts on Facebook
Republican Bill Heeney Sr. accepted responsibility for the postings, while calling their release a political hit job.
Election 2019
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Alan Butkovitz officially enters the race for mayor on an anti-soda tax, pro-budget accountability platform
He's running as a Democrat, so he'll challenge Mayor Kenney in the May 21 primary.