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Show “C4 TheSalt Lake Tribune UTAH Friday, January 22, 1999 Former CommissionerJim Bradley Enters $.L. Mayoral Race He promisesto bring greater openness, public Input to city government BY REBECCA WALSH THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The worst-kept secret of the 1999 Salt Lake City mayor's race is out: Former Salt Lake County Commissioner Jim Bradleyis running. Bradley sold his home in Emigration Canyon and moved into the city last September,anticipat- All mayoral candidates will face off in a primaryOct. 5. Two finalists will run in the Nov. 2 beforelosing his seat to Commissioner Mary Callaghan in the safe and makea city livable.” ley sacrificed himself as the Democratie challenger to Gov. Mike Leavitt in 1997. Now, he says, he wants to be a “mayorfor all the people.” His commitment to public input, Bradley says, could have prevented the Olympic scandal and shortfall “It is time to refocus,” he said. “It is importantto have high goals and aggressive agendas, but they can't be achieved at the expense of those things that make a city with mandatory contribution limits. So far, Bradley has not made a similar promise. But he says he believes “in the spirit” of campaign-spendinglimits. 1994 Republican landslide. Brad- generalelection. Candidatesstill have to officially declare their candidacywith the city recorder between July 15 and Aug. 15. Bradley, 52, insists his move to the city is not just political oppor- tunism. “This is not a carpetbagging move,” he said. “I’ve either will help healthecity in its wake. ownedproperty, lived in the city or lived two blocks from thecity mywhole life.” The former director of the Utah Energy Office served one term on the County Commission Besides the Olympic scandal, Bradley says a possible budget and rising ae PSE SS property- crime rates will have to be ad- dressed in the next year. He says he relishes the challenges of Salt LakeCity’s situation. Anderson has signed a campaign-finance contract agreeing to voluntarily limit his overall spending to $375,000 and comply Paul Fraughton/The Salt Lake Tribune Jim Bradley announceshis candidacyfor Salt Lake City mayor. ing the election. And, in December, Bradley sent out 500 invitations to a party celebrating the start of his campaign. Finally, he announced his can- didacy Thursday. Saying he could be an “‘effective mayor in challenging times, Bradley promised greater openness in Salt Lake City government, public involvement and cooperation with other leaders, hinting at the bunker mentality that has taken hold of City Hall during Mayor Deedee Corradini’s administration. “Too many decisions are made behind closed doorsorintroduced after the fact to the people and evento the City Council,” Bradley said. “Public input may takea lit- tle bit longer, but you are representing the people.” Corradini announced earlier this month she will not seek a third term. Civil-rights attorney Ross ‘‘Rocky"’ Anderson announced his candidacylast week. And Democratic state Rep. Dave Jones is scheduled to announce Saturday that hewill run, bringing the number of Democrats in the nonpartisan race to three. An- other Democrat, City Community and Economic Development Di- rector Stuart Reid, is thinking about running. 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