Lilija Stevens joins Washington mayoral race
WASHINGTON -- Gary Manier has been the city's mayor since 2001. Lilija Stevens has been an alderman on the City Council since 2019.Stevens announced Monday she's running for mayor in the April 6, 2021, election. Her announcement came two days after Manier, Washington's longest-serving mayor, said he's seeking a sixth term.This will be the city's first nonpartisan mayoral election.Voters in 2018 approved a switch from partisan to nonpartisan city elections by [...]