Familiar faces running for Roanoke City Council

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Two people familiar to Roanoke residents are running to get back on the Roanoke City Council.

Former Roanoke City Council Member and mayoral candidate Stephanie Moon Reynolds was elected to Council in 2020 as an Independent candidate and ran for mayor in 2024, losing the Mayoral race.

“As a lifelong Roanoke resident with more than 42 years of municipal government experience, service has always defined my work,” Moon Reynolds said. “I was raised in Roanoke and built my career serving communities like ours, and I understand how important it is that local government stay focused on people, not politics. I am running because Roanoke deserves experienced leadership that listens, responds, and delivers.”

According to reports, two-time former Mayor David Bowers said he’s also running for a seat on the Roanoke City Council.

Bowers. who has been registered as Democrat and then Republican, said he’s running now as an Independent.

Bowers, an attorney, served as Roanoke Mayor from 1992-2000 and 2008 to 2016.

The primary for the election is scheduled for August 4; the general election is set for November 3.