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EYE ON THE PRIZE: They're starting to line up to challenge Youngstown Councilman Mark Memmer, D-7th, who is up for re-election this year.
The first to declare his candidacy is John R. Swierz, who represented the 7th Ward for 61/2 years and then spent 11/2 years as council president. He was to file his nominating petitions today. Swierz lost an extremely close race in 2003 for council president and finished third in the seven-man 2005 Democratic primary for mayor.
Also, Terry Esarco, who has criticized city officials in council chambers and on local talk radio, plans to run as an independent candidate in the November general election.
Robert Korchnak, who finished a very distant fourth in the six-person general election race as the Republican nominee in the 2005 general election for mayor, is looking to run as either a Republican or an independent.
skolnick@vindy.com