HOLYOKE — Richard Purcell was a soldier in the U.S. Army, worked for 29 years at Baystate Medical Center and has been a community activist for 30 years. Now, he wants to serve as Ward 4’s city councilor.

Purcell ran twice unsuccessfully for Ward 3 City Council.

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: Richard P. Purcell

Age: 65

Address: 279 Suffolk St.

Profession: Retired

Position sought: City Council, Ward 4

Introductory statement: I am U.S. Army veteran, 2018 Holyoke Veteran of the Year, War Memorial commissioner for 15 years, community organizer/activist 30 years,

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