Black Lives Matter activist T. Sheri Dickerson is challenging first-term Ward 7 Councilman John Pettis in this winter's election.

Filing for the Feb. 14 primary ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Thirteen candidates filed for four seats on the nine-member Oklahoma City Council.

Three councilmen filed to defend their seats — Ward 1 Councilman James Greiner, Ward 3 Councilman Larry McAtee, and Pettis made their re-election bids official.

Ward 4 Councilman Pete White is retiring. The race to succeed him drew four candidates.