When it comes to serving a complete elected term, mayoral challenger Leon Potter thinks the third time’s the charm. 

The Maricopa candidate hosted an 86-second livestream on Facebook Tuesday afternoon to answer a question he says he receives often: If he’s elected, will he serve a full four-year term as mayor? 

“My answer to that is yes, I am committed to serving a four-year term if, God willing, I am elected mayor,” Potter said. “That would be the deepest honor that I could have, and I couldn’t express that enough and that’s pretty much all I have to say about that.” 

As of Thursday afternoon, 268 people viewed the video. He has not answered the question on his candidate social media page.  

The question is broached amid criticism of Potter’s resignation from city council a decade ago, halfway through his four-year term. He resigned that year to protest a failed attempt to recall then-Councilmember Bridger Kimball after his 2012 DUI arrest. Potter also quit his role as treasurer of Maricopa Friends of the Library in the middle of his term. 

Potter in 2014 attacked then-Mayor Christian Price’s unwillingness to publicly demand Kimball’s resignation, saying elected officials should be held to a high standard. However, at the time, Price said he felt Kimball took appropriate responsibility for his actions.  

Kimball pleaded guilty in 2013 to driving under the influence. He served a day in the Pinal County Jail and was sentenced to a DUI counseling program and session with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, according to Casa Grande Justice Court records. 

His fines totaled $1,961, including an incarceration fee, probation assessment and surcharges, which he paid in full. 

Potter has refused to face incumbent Nancy Smith in a 6 p.m. debate tonight hosted by InMaricopa at the Maricopa Library and Cultural Center.