Where have I seen this before?
...oh yeah...
She'll get votes on her name and status. Nothing wrong with that, most alderman have piggybacked their way somehow into City Council and learned on the job there too...learn on the job and play the political game, then when they figured that they had built enough clout and internal support up, they run for mayor...in either case doesn't mean they can or can't run the city (such as it is in actually running).
Not that it matters, but she was married to Bruce Coverenton (former Stampeders player), wasn't she?