A total of 114 people have applied to be Charlotte’s next mayor. The deadline to apply was Tuesday, and Charlotte City Council members are scheduled to hold in-person interviews for some candidates at 2 p.m. Monday before making a final decision on June 22. Mayor Vi Lyles is resigning on June 30, though she has said she could stay in the job longer if council members cannot agree on her replacement.
Current and former elected officials who want the job include Charlotte City Council member James Mitchell, former Mayor Jennifer Roberts, former City Council member and Mecklenburg County Commissioner Harold Cogdell, and state Sen. Caleb Theodros of Mecklenburg County.
Another applicant with some council support is Carrie Cook, a community affairs officer for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. She lives in Charlotte.
