For big-city mayors and for states with large minority populations, one issue is money.
The remaining positions were left to the state parties to fill with priority given to governors and big-city mayors.
The next time the federal government raises the alert status, big-city mayors should call the president and simply ask where the money will come from.
More puzzling are the big-city mayors who serve in Trenton.
It can take $15 million to run for governor, $5 million for a big-city mayor.
Some of our senators and representatives might also consider serving as a big-city mayor for a day or two.
He had been a big-city mayor and a banker.
He's even helping other big-city mayors find their voices.
It is hard to find a big-city mayor these days who is not losing sleep over where to put the garbage.
But unlike some big-city mayors, for example, he does not have a yacht or a house in Bermuda.