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Doug Ford, the eldest of the four Ford children, slipped in the back door of City Hall at 1 p.m. on Monday, wearing a crisp black suit, blue shirt and canary-yellow tie from Saks Fifth Avenue. He walked into Election Services, paid $100 and registered as a candidate for city council.

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Mr. Ford, 45, wore a broad grin and had a spring in his step: His efforts managing the mayoral campaign of his kid brother, Rob Ford, have gone better than anyone expected.

“Here is a copy of your expense statement,” said the woman at Election Services. “You can spend under that, but not over.”

“That’s a hot issue at the dinner table for our family,” joked the candidate.

Doug Ford announced at a barbecue at his mother’s home Friday night that he is running for council in Ward 2, Etobicoke North, the ward Rob has represented since 2000. Doug looks a lot like Rob, which may be a natural advantage. As Doug and I chatted in the hallway, a passerby glanced at him and asked, “Any relation?”“I’ve never heard of the guy,” Doug joked. He rubbed his full head of blond hair. “I’ve got more hair on my head and I’m five pounds lighter.”