LEWISTON – School Committee member Leah Poulin became the fourth person on Friday to test running for mayor in February.

Poulin said Monday she had collected roughly three-quarters of the signatures she needs to get her name placed on the Feb. 27 ballot.

“I feel I can be a team leader, somebody who gets things going,” Poulin said Monday. “And that’s what I’ve noticed is missing in this city.”

So far, three other candidates have signaled their intention to run for mayor. They include City Councilor Normand Rousseau, former police Chief Larry Gilbert and perennial candidate Charles Soule.

Poulin, who was elected to the School Committee in 2003, said she also would do more to promote education in Lewiston. She’s not intimidated by the number of people running for the mayor’s job.

“I’ve been told by a lot of people that I can really make a difference, and I think I can,” she said. “I’m not just testing the waters to see what happens. I really think I can win this.”

To qualify for the mayor’s race, candidates need to be at least 20 years old and registered to vote in Lewiston since at least Aug. 5. They need to collect at least 100 signatures from qualified Lewiston voters by Jan. 7 to get their names on the ballot.

The winner will sit in the mayor’s chair until December 2007, the remainder of Lionel Guay’s term. Guay resigned the post in November.

Everyone, winners or losers in the Feb. 27 ballot, can run for a full two-year term in November.