today with confidence i announce my candidacy for mayor of providence. >> we are back. that was the legendary former six-term mayor of providence, rhode island. the convicted felon announced his second comeback bid for the city's top job are last week. he's already served 21 years in office starting in 1974 when he defeated the ten-year incumbent on an anti-corruption platform at 33 years old. >> i will support measures to guarantee that city employment is no longer used to control the ballot box. [ applause ] >> he was a republican back then and was the first italian-american to win after a 150-year hold by mostly irish democrats. the period known as buddy one ended after he was convicted of assaulting a man he believed was having an affair with his estranged wife.