3 people file for Columbia’s open Fourth Ward seat

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Three people have filed to run for the open Fourth Ward seat on the Columbia City Council in the Aug. 4 election.

Tuesday was the deadline to file for the August election.

The city clerk’s office confirmed the field includes former Columbia Utilities Director David Sorrell, Ryan King and attorney Sharon Jones, who is also on the Planning and Zoning Commission.

The position is open after Councilman Nick Foster announced that he intends to resign from his position on June 12. Foster announced his family is moving to Atlanta, Georgia, after his wife was hired as a dean at Georgia State University, previous reporting shows.

The winner of the August election will serve the remainder of Foster’s term, which ends in April 2028.