UPDATED below with comment from Councilor Max Tracy, who says Progressives will contest the seat.
Citing a new job and family obligations, Burlington City Councilor Bram Kranichfeld (D-Ward 2) said Wednesday he will not run for reelection in March.
Currently a deputy state’s attorney in Chittenden County, Kranichfeld was hired last week to serve as executive director of the Department of State’s Attorneys’ and Sheriffs’ Association. He and his wife, Erin, are expecting their first child in July.
“It really has been an honor and a privilege to serve the residents of Ward 2 for years on the council,” Kranichfeld said, during a brief break from meeting and greeting lawmakers Wednesday at the Statehouse. “I’m saddened to leave the council.”
Kranichfeld said he spent the weekend agonizing over the decision, but ultimately decided he couldn’t juggle all the responsibilities he was facing.
The new gig, he said, “is going to require a time commitment that I think is not going to be compatible with the time the council and Ward 2 demands.”
With a child on the way, he said it would be “irresponsible” to re-up for another two-year term in March.
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