BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) \u2014 Long-time Bakersfield City Councilman Ken Weir says he will not seek re-election for his Ward 3 seat.<\/p>\n
Weir was elected in 2006 and is currently the longest-serving member on the council.<\/p>\n
Before being elected to the city council, he served on numerous boards, including the Bakersfield City School District Board of Trustees, and was active in Republican politics.<\/p>\n
His health has deteriorated in recent years, and he was forced to be absent from half of last year’s city council meetings.<\/p>\n
In November, Weir acknowledged he had been undergoing cancer treatments.<\/p>\n
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