Kansas City, Mo ? Anne Wedow, a retired firefighter who won a sex discrimination case against Kansas City, filed as a candidate for mayor before Tuesday’s deadline.

Her entry into the race sets up a four-way contest for the Feb. 25 primary, with the top two vote-getters advancing to the general election a month later.

The others challenging Mayor Kay Barnes, who seeks a second term, are Mary DeShon and Stanford Glazer, who has apparently exceeded the limit for in-kind contributions from businesses.

Glazer’s campaign disclosure report shows a contribution of $2,289.50 from Jasper’s Restaurant, and two in-kind contributions from Stanford and Sons Restaurant totaling $2,845. The limit for monetary or in-kind contributions is $1,175, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission.

Glazer said Tuesday that he did not realize that the money limit applied to in-kind contributions as well as to monetary donations. He also said he had been unaware of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in January 2000 that reinstated campaign contribution limits in Missouri.

“Certainly we didn’t do this on purpose,” he said. “This is an honest mistake, and it will be handled.”

Joe Carroll, campaign finance director with the ethics commission, said a committee receiving contributions in excess of the limit was normally required to pay the difference back to contributors within 10 days.

Wedow sued the fire department in U.S. District Court, saying it failed to provide bathrooms for female firefighters and protective clothing that fit them. Two years ago this month she was awarded $285,000.

Another female firefighter won a $50,000 verdict on similar issues the previous year.

Wedow said the department had been slow to act after she complained in 1993 about the dangers of ill-fitting men’s protective clothing provided for women.

In an earlier lawsuit, the two women complained about strippers performing at fire stations, about male firefighters watching X-rated videos and about female employees being fondled. A federal judge found that sexual discrimination was common in the department and ordered sensitivity training.