Update: Bill Leduc confirms he plans to drop out of the mayor’s race and will seek re-election in Ward 11. Article contentGreater Sudbury now has its first female candidate running for mayor in October’s municipal election. Miranda Rocca-Circelli, a Sudbury businesswoman and author, filed her nomination papers on July 30. “I am running because of you,” Rocca-Circelli said in a video posted on social media. She ran in 2022, finishing third with 6,651 votes, behind current mayor Paul Lefebvre (26,187 votes) and Evelyn Dutrisac (9,094 votes).