Fifth candidate joins Holyoke mayor’s race Holyoke’s Joshua Garcia, currently the town administrator of Blandford, announced his candidacy for mayor of Holyoke on Thursday, April 22, 2021. SUBMITTED PHOTO HOLYOKE — A fifth candidate for city mayor has officially announced his campaign. Holyoke’s Joshua Garcia, a graduate of the city’s public schools and the current town administrator in Blandford, announced Thursday that he will add his name to the list of candidates seeking to occupy room 1 in City Hall. Garcia, 35, has a master’s degree in public administration from Westfield State University and has served as Blandford’s town administrator since 2018. Prior to that, he worked as a municipal services manager with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission and as a property manager with the Holyoke Housing Authority. He previously served as a member of the Holyoke School Committee.