Andrew Knack to certainly consider running for mayor of Edmonton – Edmonton [Video]

Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi’s decision to not run again in the upcoming civic election, regardless of the outcome of the current federal race, has shaken up the roster of candidates.

Last fall, longtime councillor Andrew Knack announced he’d be stepping away from municipal politics, saying the time has come for new representation in his ward.

But since Sohi announced this past weekend he is running for the federal Liberals in Edmonton-Southeast and won’t seek re-election with the city, the councillor for Nakota Isga in west Edmonton says he has been getting requests to run for the city’s top job.

“It’s something that in the last five, six days, you know, I heard all the same rumours everyone else did. I started getting a few calls and emails and texts from people saying, ‘Hey, are you thinking of doing this?’”

Knack said he is seriously considering the move but cautioned it’s very early days and …