WUNC covers Greensboro Mayor Robbie Perkins’ bankruptcy filing:

The mayor says bankruptcy protection will help him to pay the money he owes in taxes and allow him to move forward. On the horizon is a re-election campaign this fall. Perkins has indicated he will run again and he could face a challenger. Perkins says these financial issues have had no affect on his ability to serve as mayor.

“I don’t think the job I’ve done as mayor has been impacted at all by this personal financial piece, or the divorce. I think the work that city council, city of Greensboro and our staff has done has been outstanding and I think I’ve played a key role in that,” Perkins said.

Long time from now until the City Council campaign heats up, so Perkins’ –shall we say—complex personal life could indeed catch up with him between now and then. The bigger question is who will challenge him —if he faces strong opposition, Greensboro voters, who turned out a fine man in Bill Knight in favor of Perkins in the last election, could decide the city doesn’t need a bankrupt mayor.