The seat for Ward 2 of the Little Rock City Board is open for the first time in 20 years.
Incumbent City Director Ken Richardson has represented Ward 2 since 2007, but isn’t seeking reelection after two years of being absent from city board meetings. A whopping five candidates are eager to take his place.
You won’t hear these five candidates spending much time on Richardson in their campaigns. They have big plans for Ward 2, the Southwest Little Rock district that’s bisected by Interstate 30 and spans east Baseline and Geyer Springs Roads. Ward 2 is majority Black and has the highest population of Hispanic residents in Little Rock…