Tyler Councilman Serves Last Day to Continue Campaign for Mayor

TYLER — On Wednesday, Tyler District 4 City Councilman, Don Warren fulfilled his last day in office as part of the city council to continue his campaign for the Mayor of Tyler. The 2020 Mayoral candidate told KTBB on Wednesday what went through his mind as he looked out in the crowd following his last city council meeting, “I looked out in the crowd and thanked the staff for the last six years. I thanked the other councilmembers for the last 6 years, and I also thanked the mayor. Mayor Heines, has been a great leader. He’s been a mentor. We have not always agreed, we have had bumps in the road, but many of those bumps in the road, we learning experiences for me.”

The Tyler City Charter requires a council member must step down prior to and be out of office before being eligible to be elected as mayor. Warren served as a city council member for three two-year terms since 2014. He also served as mayor pro tem from 2016 to 2018. He said he would probably be most proud of the projects done at Bergfeld Park. The first 2 phases were completed with half of the funds raised privately and the other half was matched by the city with half cent funds.The 3rd phase was raised in it’s entirety by private funds. “Following city charter and local regulations, I must resign as councilman today. I am grateful for my time on city council and am proud to have represented District 4. I believe representing District 4 has given me the experiences and relationships necessary to represent all of Tyler, if elected as mayor.”