NEW: Special Election For Providence City Council Seat

NEW: Special Election For Providence City Council Seat

A special election to fill Providence City Councilman Miguel Luna’s seat must take place 90 days after the Council declares the vacancy, Chief of Staff Jake Bissaillon confirmed.

Luna died last Thursday following a massive heart attack. The Ward 9 Democrat and community organizer had served on the Council since 2003. He cruised to reelection in last September’s primary, winning a three-way race over City Hall staffer Gonzalo Cuervo and Hector Jose. In 2006, Luna won a close four-way primary over Kas DeCarvalho, Jose, and Wellington Garcia.

The Council will declare Luna’s seat vacant at next Thursday’s meeting.

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The date of a primary will likely be announced the first week of September.