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Friend Of Late Councilwoman Nominated To Fill Vacancy

From left, Regina Brackman, who has been nominated by Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist to fill the Ward 3 vacancy on the Jamestown City Council, and her Goddaughter, Qiana “Kiki” James, following a news conference at the Jamestown Municipal Building announcing Brackman’s nomination Monday. If the council approves the mayor’s nomination, Brackman will be filling the vacancy left on the council after the death of the late Councilwoman Vickye James last month. P-J photo by Dennis Phillips

It’s quite possible if the late Councilwoman Vickye James could have picked her replacement on the Jamestown City Council that it might be the same person Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist selected.

On Monday, Sundquist announced he has nominated Regina Brackman to fill the Ward 3 vacancy on the council. The mayor said the community is still mourning the loss of James, but city officials need to move forward to continue the work she had been doing as the representative of Ward 3 since 2016.

“(Brackman) will continue that fight for the residents in Ward 3,” he said.

Sundquist said Brackman has been involved in the community as a lifelong resident, a member of the Jamestown Planning Commission, as a board member of the YWCA and on the Jamestown Juneteenth Planning Committee.

“I’m humbled by the work (Brackman) has done in the community,” he said. “She is no stranger to the community.”

Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist announces he has nominated Regina Brackman to fill the Ward 3 vacancy on the Jamestown City Council. P-J photo by Dennis Phillips

Brackman and James were close friends, which includes being Godmother to James’ daughter, Qiana “Kiki” James, who attended the press conference when the mayor announced Brackman as his nominee to fill the vacancy.

“I was truly shocked by the death of my friend,” Brackman said about James. “We were sisters in Christ.”

Brackman said she would be honored to continue James’ work as the representative of Ward 3. She is also planning to run in November for the Ward 3 seat during the general election.

This won’t be Brackman’s first run for the Ward 3 seat. In 2013, Brackman, the Democratic Party candidate, lost the Ward 3 race by only six votes to Republican Party candidate Tamara Dickey.

Brackman will face Republican Party candidate Robert Reedy, owner of Elite Kreations and an Air Force veteran, in the Ward 3 general election in November.

Sundquist said the nomination will now go in front of the council for a vote. He said the council could vote on Brackman’s nomination as soon as Monday during its work session meeting.

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