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Business owner Powers is 4th candidate to enter Rochester's open race for mayor
As candidate filing deadlines near for those who want to run for political office, a Rochester businessman said he will jump into the race for the city's open mayoral seat.
Joe Powers is best known in Rochester for his large restaurant and catering enterprise and close ties to the business community.
In an announcement at a private event on Friday, Powers said, as mayor, he would focus on affordability and public safety.
"I always said in the back of my mind I wanted to be mayor someday of this community,” he told a crowd of roughly 1,000 people at his kick-off event.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/17/joe-powers-announces-run-for-rochester-open-mayor-race