> has endorsed former City Councilmember Cherelle Parker to be his successor, a decision that Parker described as a “game-changing” moment in this year’s wide-open mayor’s race.

>Ryan Boyer, who leads the council, acknowledged that Parker is at the moment not a frontrunner in the race to win the Democratic nomination.

I would strongly suggest reading the whole article if you can or getting a promo subscription to the Inky for the mayoral race.

This article is short in length but has a number of details surrounding the union endorsements and war chests.