Maughan supporters fawn over candidate

With more than half of all the votes counted, and with Brian Maughan receiving nearly half of those votes, the mood at his watch party was festive.

Supporters spoke of a man with a long history of public service.

“Brian is a really good man. he’s always taking care of people,” said Kim Rietz. She was a mail carrier and saw Maughan, at age 14, as a caregiver to an elderly couple in the neighborhood.

“Every time I’d take their mail to them, he was there with them, helping them write letters, anything they needed. Brian was a person they counted on,” she said.

– Devona Walker

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