Worcester Candidate Profile: Evan Corrigan For City Council

WORCESTER, MA — With the Worcester preliminary out of the way, the city's at-large candidate pool shrunk from 15 to 13. The field of 13 candidates will battle it out in the polls in November when just six spots will remain. Worcester's general election will be Nov. 5.

Worcester Patch asked candidates in the contested races to answer questions about their campaigns and will be publishing candidate profiles as election day draws near.

Evan Corrigan, 23, is running for an at-large seat on Worcester's City Council. Corrigan graduated from Fitchburg State University.

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Previously on Patch: Worcester Preliminary Has Small Turnout, Familiar Faces Advance

The single most pressing issue facing our (board, district, etc.) is _______, and this is what I intend to do about it.

Encouraging people to invest in our city

What are the critical differences between you and the other candidates seeking this post?

About a generation or two.

If you are a challenger, in what way has the current board or officeholder failed the community (or district or constituency)?

Not in any major way, but many have been around for a very long time now.

Describe the other issues that define your campaign platform:

Trash and recycling, retaining college students

What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this job?

Made it through life this far!

The best advice ever shared with me was ...

Life is a marathon, don't try sprinting to the finish.

What else would you like voters to know about yourself and your positions?

I am a young mind hoping to inspire others to get involved in the city!