PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Attorney Jeff Levy said that he would be running to fill the vacant Providence City Council Ward 2 seat.

The seat was vacated on Sept. 1 after Councilwoman Helen Anthony due to health issues.

No date for the special election has been set.

Levy’s full announcement can be read below:

This is a perilous time for American democracy. Every day we see new atrocities committed by the President and his allies, and it’s easy to feel helpless to fight back. My way of coping with that feeling of helplessness has been to find ways I can make a difference, large or small.

That’s why I’m running to represent our community on the City Council. While there’s only so much that any of us can do individually to stop Trump, everything we do collectively matters. Right now, I c

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