HOLYOKE — After surviving a first round voting in September, Victor Machado is taking on incumbent Ward 1 City Councilor Jenny Rivera. Machado seeks a seat on the council at a time of tension, impasse and high drama among councilors battling over city finances.

Ahead of Tuesday, The Republican reached out to all candidates for the opposed City Council seats to answer a short questionnaire.

Find more candidates and responses in the past week’s print editions or online at masslive.com/topic/election .

Name: Víctor Machado

Age: Over 25

Address: Arbor Way

Profession: Community outreach navigator

Position running for: City Council Ward 1

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