NICEVILLE — Incumbent Daniel Henkel will face opposition July 16 for his Group 4 seat on the City Council from Armand Izzo, a fellow military contractor.
It will be the only contested race this year in Niceville’s election cycle. Sal Nodjomian, the only candidate to qualify for a special election Jan. 22, faces no opposition for the second time this year.
City Clerk Dan Doucet said he expects about 1,000 of city’s 9,300 registered voters to cast ballots this year. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at City Hall.
Henkel, an Air Force retiree who the city website says works as a “program manager for a foreign military sales program” was elected in 2008 with 303 votes. He was re-elected the following year, the website says.
Izzo also is retired military and is a program manager for a defense-related firm.
His LinkedIn Internet page says he works for defense threat education agency TASC Inc. in systems engineering and software test engineering.
Qualifying for the election ended Friday, but Doucet said he hasn’t seen any sign of active campaigning yet.
“Some go door to door, others send out fliers,” said Doucet, who added that Henkel did not put out signs during his last election campaign.
“We don’t give them a lot of advice,” Doucet said. “Whatever the candidate wants to do, it’s up to them.”
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