Another Aspen City Council candidate drops out of race

Aspen City Council candidate Maryann Pitt has officially withdrawn from the race.

“It is with careful consideration and appreciation to the Aspen community that I have decided to withdraw my City Council candidacy. I look forward to serving our community in the future,” Pitt said in a letter to Aspen City Clerk Nicole Henning. 

Pitt stated that she is grateful to call aspen home.

“I ran to best serve our community by providing diligence, care, and preservation of our landscape and history. Like all of us Aspenites I care deeply for our community. It is the duty of a Council Member to provide the brightest, most innovative, efficient stewardship for our community today, and for future generations to come,” she said. “At this time I am unable to provide that laser point focus. I wish everyone on the trail my best.”

Pitt and Peter Fornell have now both withdrawn, leaving six candidates remaining, running for two city council seats.

The remaining candidates include Mayor Torre, who is termed out of his mayoral seat, Aspen City Council member John Doyle, who is running for re-election, as well as Christine Benedetti, Scot Woolley, Emily Kolbe, and Tyler Wilkinson Ray.

Rachel Richards and Katy Frisch are the only candidates who submitted petitions to run for mayor.