When Lauren Woods entered the race for Madison’s City Council on Friday, she changed the complexion of this spring’s contests – literally.
….Woods is the first person to jump into the race to replace Austin King, who has represented the 8th District in downtown Madison since 2003. He announced Friday morning that he would not seek re-election.
By that time, Woods, a University of Wisconsin-Madison senior and former president of the Wisconsin Black Student Union, had filed all the necessary paperwork.