I met Mayor Katie Wilson once before she was the mayor. Briefly interviewed her ahead of the primary in a race full of curious characters. I’ll admit it. I didn’t take her as seriously as I should. Nice person. The resume was thin. Multiple people in the primary had practical experience. At least Wilson didn’t accidentally steal Manda Factor’s phone like one of the other candidates did.
But not taking her candidacy as seriously as I should have in the primary? That’s on me.
As we got closer to the election, it became clear to me she was going to win. She was running as a very progressive candidate in a city that shares her politics. By the time I was consistently pointing to the resume shortcomings and lack of experience in my morning commentaries, the die had been cast…