Republican withdraws from Warren mayor race
WARREN — Mary Theis, who filed to run as a Republican challenger to Democratic Warren Mayor Michael O’Brien, has withdrawn from the race.
Theis, longtime owner of Century 21 Theis Realty of Howland, said she recently became aware that she is not permitted by her employer, First Place Referral Network of Howland, to run for elective office while employed there.
This is the first time she has run for political office.
Theis said she ran to give O’Brien some competition. She spent a lot of time with members of the city’s neighborhood watch groups and found a lot of support there, she said.