In Lansing, we know him just as Virg and we see him at a variety of functions around town. He’s usually pretty approachable, but be warned that he might talk your ear off. Mayor Virg Bernero appears to be moving towards formalizing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for mayor. It’s something that we buzzed about in local coffeeshops, but, now it’s something that’s being talked about in statewide news media.
Check this Detroit News column by Laura Berman where she runs his candidacy up her flag pole and shows how people are taking Virg as a serious contender.
There are lots of questions from his efforts for statewide office:
- How much campaigning or non-city of Lansing work is he doing during this time and is it distracting him from his mayoral duties?
- Is he still being paid his city salary for the time he uses to campaign for governor?
- Is he thinking about stepping down from the mayor’s job? How soon?
