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Gonzalo Cuervo announced his candidacy for Providence mayor nearly two years before the 2022 election, and the longtime player in Democratic politics says his experience in both city and state government make him the best person for the job.Cuervo, who left his job as deputy secretary of state under Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea to run for mayor, also worked for former Providence Mayors Angel Taveras and David Cicilline. While the field isn’t set yet for the Democratic primary, Cuervo is expected to face former R.I. Director of Administration Brett Smiley, City Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune and former City Council President Michael Solomon in the Democratic primary, among others who have yet to announce their plans.In this episode of Pulse of Providence, Cuervo weighs in on whether the state takeover of Providence schools should continue, how he would spend millions in federal relief money, his thoughts on guaranteed income and police reform, among other issues facing the capital city.Watch this episode and more on WPRI.com. 

El Cuervo es un poema de Edgar Allan Poe interpretado por Luis Carballés. El Cuervo nos cuenta la desgarciada existencia de hombre despues de haber perdido al amor de su vida...

Tune in to hear 2018 NLC LA Fellow Andres Cuervo discuss removing barriers to higher ed, LA College Promise, and getting civically engaged.

There’s just about a month left until the first votes are cast in the race for Providence mayor, and former deputy secretary of state Gonzalo Cuervo is up against Nirva LaFortune and Brett Smiley for the open seat. Pulse of Providence interviewed all three mayoral candidates in the past week, the second appearance for each of the the Democrats on the program. With the August campaign rush ahead, can Cuervo and LaFortune catch up to the financial leader that is Brett Smiley? Where do the candidates stand on the plan to create a partly elected school board, or the new license plate cameras going up in Providence? Will they pull the trigger to borrow $515 million for pension system? And why hasn’t Mayor Elorza endorsed anyone yet?The only thing we do know is that the winner will be determined on Sept. 13; there are no Republicans or independents who qualified for the November ballot. Listen to the interview with Gonzalo Cuervo above. And stay tuned this week for more mayoral candidate interviews.