SAN DIEGO -- A little more than a week after the death of Councilman Charles Lewis III, four potential candidates have emerged as possible successors in San Diego's 4th Council District, according to news reports.

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The four who told The San Diego Union-Tribune that they are considering running to finish Lewis' term are George Stevens, who held the office from 1991 to 2002; Anthony Young, Lewis' chief of staff; Dwayne Crenshaw, whom Lewis defeated in the November 2002 runoff; and Marissa Acierto, who lost in the March 2002 primary.

The City Council, when it returns Sept. 7, will call a special election for Nov. 30 to fill Lewis' seat. Lewis, 37, died Aug. 8 of internal bleeding caused by hepatic cirrhosis of the liver.

Stevens, a 73-year-old Baptist minister, told the newspaper that he hasn't decided whether he'll run, even though many people have approached him about pursuing the office. Stevens now works in the local office of Assemblywoman Shirley Horton, R-San Diego.

Lewis was an aide to Stevens for 10 years, serving as his chief of staff before running to replace him in 2002.

Young, 38, a former teacher, told the Union-Tribune that he hasn't decided whether he will run to succeed his boss. He told the newspaper that his biggest concerns are making sure the 4th District office is managed according to Lewis' philosophy of providing basic services to constituents and increasing jobs in the district.

Crenshaw, 34, is a director of community ownership at the Jacobs Center for NonProfit Innovation, which works to improve neighborhoods. He lost to Lewis in 2002 by 911 votes, 10,212 to 9,301.

Acierto, 42, is a cell phone executive who told the Union-Tribune that she wants to "be the voice for the people."