Politics & Government
Wilson Files for City Council Seat
Ocean City's Tony Wilson seeks the seat vacated by Susan Sheppard. Flood will not seek election.
Lifelong Ocean City resident Tony Wilson became the first candidate to announce he will seek the City Council seat currently held by John Flood.
Wilson, 42, filed his petition with City Clerk Linda MacIntyre to run for the 3rd Ward seat.
Flood was appointed to replace Susan Sheppard, who had to give up the seat when she became a Cape May County freeholder in January. Flood said at the outset he would not seek election to the post.
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Wilson is the first candidate to formally announce his candidacy for the Nov. 8 election, a special city election spurred by Sheppard's departure. The deadline for filing is Sept. 6. If successful, Wilson will have to run again in the city's regular May election.
Wilson filed his petition at the city clerk’s office at 10 a.m. Tuesday, surrounded by his family. He pledged, if elected, to work hard to keep Ocean City’s family values intact, to keep an open dialogue between residents and City Council, and to maintain fiscal responsibility.
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“I am committed to listening to the residents of the 3rd Ward so that when elected, I can represent them to the best of my ability with their best interests at heart,” Wilson said in a press release.
“I have visited more than 150 residents of the 3rd Ward so far, and received their support. I plan to continue to visit as many doors and listen to as many of the constituents as possible between now and November," Wilson continued.
Wilson attended all three Ocean City schools, graduating in 1988 from as president of his class. He earned a bachelor's degree in organizational behavior (business management) in 1992 from LaSalle University in Philadelphia.
Wilson is co-owner of Wilson Plumbing Heating & Air Conditioning, a successful family run business originally started by his father 40 years ago.
Wilson is an active member of the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce, where he sits on the Board of Directors; the Ocean City Exchange Club, one of the largest charitable organizations in the area; and the Rainbow Fishing Club of Ocean City.
He and his wife of 16 years, Melissa, have two children, Tony, 11, and Julia, 8.
