Accountant who helped bring down Thomas Jr. to run for council

The Ward 5 resident who first tipped off city investigators about questionable spending within former Councilman Harry Thomas Jr.’s nonprofits is running for Thomas’ vacated seat. Republican Tim Day, an accountant who ran against Thomas in 2010, filed with the Board of Elections and Ethics on Friday afternoon.

“What we most need now is to make certain we get a return on every dollar spent,” Day said in a statement. “It’s basics like compliance and accountability that are missing now, and that is exactly the expertise I can provide.”