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Williams has served as Mayor Greg Ballard's deputy mayor of neighborhoods since 2007. Before that he was director of Christamore House, a family and community center on the city's west side.
The Republican primary field for Indianapolis Mayor just got a little larger.
Indianapolis Deputy Mayor Olgen Williams Monday informed several media outlets Monday that he has decided to run for mayor. His annoncement grows the list of Republican candidates, which sat empty a little more than a week ago, to three.
A Twitter account created Monday morning--@OlgenForIndy--seemed to confirm those media reports.
After much discussion and prayer with my family I've decided to run for Mayor of Indianapolis. #olgenforindy
— Olgen Williams (@OlgenForIndy) January 19, 2015
Williams has served as Mayor Greg Ballard's deputy mayor of neighborhoods since 2007. Before that he was director of Christamore House, a family and community center on the city's west side, according to a biography of William's on the IUPUI Board of Advisors website.
A resident of Indy's Haughville neighborhood, Williams has served as president of the Haughville Community council and is a founding member of the Westside Community Ministries, Inc., which the IUPUI bio describes as a "faith-based program that inspires drug dealers and users to become productive citizens."
Williams is the third Republican to announce a mayoral candidacy. He joins Terry Michael, a real estate broker and former Fall Creek Township trustee, and Jocelyn-Tandy Adande, a notary public and perennial candidate for several citywide offices.
The deadline for major party candidates to file with the Marion County Election Board for May's municipal primary is Friday Feb. 6 at noon.
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