Anson Williams hoped so as to add "Ojai mayor" to his prolonged Hollywood resume.
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He’s seen higher days.
“Completely happy Days” star Anson Williams has misplaced his California mayoral bid in a squeaker.
Finest recognized for his function as Potsie within the ’70s and ’80s sitcom, Williams was defeated by Ojai mayor Betsy Stix by 42 votes.
The Ventura County clerk-recorder licensed the election outcomes Wednesday after a recount confirmed Stix successful re-election with 1,823 votes to Williams’ 1,781.
“It was an honor to run for mayor and achieve the help of so many considerate, caring Ojaians,” Williams stated in an announcement to The Publish.
“The election was arduous fought and since the outcomes are extraordinarily shut, a number of of my supporters are requesting a recount as we speak. Both manner, the battle has simply begun to proper the ship in lovely Ojai. The backdoor politics and divisive techniques of sure non-profit teams and their leaders are damaging to our neighborhood and have to be uncovered and stopped. In partnership with my supporters, I'll work to convey our neighborhood collectively to maintain and thrive within the metropolis we love.”
The Publish additionally reached out to Stix for remark.
Williams, the 73-year-old actor-turned-TV-show-director, ran on an environmental and transportation security platform, citing considerations concerning the high quality of life for the coastal neighborhood’s residents.
His objectives included lowering Ojai’s carbon footprint by selling incentives to encourage using conservation and renewable vitality; and constructing a brand new pickleball facility at Soule Park.
After asserting his bid for mayor over the summer season, Williams instructed the Hollywood Reporter he wouldn't rely closely on his A-list connections to convey him to victory.
“I’ve had deep, deep friendships with [them] for greater than 40 years. They might assist and I'd love that as a result of we’re household. However I don’t wish to make this a [Hollywood campaign] as a result of it goes towards the guts of the neighborhood,” he stated about his “Completely happy Days” co-stars.
He did say his Hollywood roots would come in useful if he was elected as a result of he has expertise “managing difficult conditions with folks” as a director and dealing with “huge budgets.”
“If you direct tv reveals, you’re coping with hundreds of thousands of dollars for a present and also you’re required to get that factor performed and on-budget with 80 division heads that will or might not like one another, and it's a must to be sure that everybody will get alongside and the actors come out of the trailers,” he stated. “It’s an enormous job and an enormous duty.”
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