Steve Siegel running for Odessa mayor

Steve Siegel is running for mayor of Odessa. Why, you might ask? He says he waited until the second-to-last day to file for the position, and at the time no one else had filed. He did not feel it was right for the council to have to appoint someone, which is what happens when no one files for the office of mayor. The council then appoints a mayor.

Siegel thinks there ought to be, at the very least, two people interested enough in their community to compete for the office of mayor, so he was actually pleased when council member Bill Crossley put his name forward for the same office on the final...