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.
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. i submit my resignation as