As the November general election creeps into view, candidates for local office have begun to kick their campaigns into gear, and the race for Cape Coral City Council District 4 is no exception.
Candidates Jennifer Nelson and Richard Carr, a former District 4 representative and the current District 4 representative, are going head-to-head for the position.
Council members are paid a base annual salary of $37,368.96. Last year, the council approved monthly stipends worth another $39,996 a year.
The position is elected at large. Terms are generally four years long, and members are limited to two consecutive terms. However, the winner of this race will serve a two-year term because former council member Patty Cummings Cummings was removed before her term expired when she was investigated for election fraud.
Cummings pleaded guilty to election fraud in August and was sentenced to two years’ probation , after it became evident she had misrepresented her home address in order to win the District 4 seat.