District 4 Council candidate Evandro Carvalho hosted a campaign stop at the heart of Four Corners last Wednesday morning (Oct. 20), unveiling the new endorsement of state Rep. Nika Elugardo, whose district overlaps with part of District 4. Elugardo highlighted the economic empowerment plan that Carvalho rolled out at the campaign stop.
She said they are on the same page with that plan, particularly with city contracts going more often to minority-owned businesses.
“I’m an MIT girl and I have not actually studied it officially, but I’ve seen rocket science and making sure Black and brown business owners get city contracts is not rocket science. We agree on that…It’s my great honor to be here with Evandro and announce my full-fledged endorsement for this young man.”
Also in attendance were several trade union representatives, District 5 Councillor Ricardo Arroyo, Register of Probate Felix Arroyo, and Suffolk Sheriff Steve Tompkins, among others.
More good news on the endorsement front for Carvalho came this week as Acting Mayor Kim Janey came out for his campaign, followed by former District 4 councillor Charles Yancey, who held the seat from 1983 to 2015, when he was defeated by Andrea Campbell, the current District 4 office holder. Campbell threw her support behind Carvalho’s opponent Brian Worrell last week.
Reporter correspondent Seth Daniel contributed to this report.
