The following was posted by Joel on his facebook page:
Folks, I've got to be honest with you...I wasn't sure if I was going to run for office ever again. If you encountered what I did in politics, you'd probably would feel the same way.
So why do it again? Because of the residents who called, texted, and messaged me to keep fighting. Because of my colleagues who said the Council need my voice of common sense.
I did what I said I was going to do all these years -- and I'm back in the fight because the stakes have never been higher for our city.