Arroyo Kicks Off 'Grassroots' Mayoral Campaign

Standing in front of a wall lined with supporters, another city councilor announced Tuesday morning he would be running for mayor.

City Councilor Felix G. Arroyo officially entered his name into the race at a press conference at SEIU Local 615 on Tuesday morning. If elected, Arroyo, who lives in Jamaica Plain, would be Boston’s first Latino mayor.

Arroyo answered a few questions from the media, including one about his campaign’s approach.

“I will have the strongest grassroots campaign, powered by committed volunteers and funded by small donors, that’s [...] the only way that I would want to win, and that’s exactly how I will govern,” he said.

Arroyo has been an organizer advocating for workers’ rights at SEIU 16.