Worcester Candidate Profile: Owura Sarkodieh 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.

Owura Sarkodieh, 37, is running for an at-large City Council seat in Worcester. Sarkodieh holds a degree from UMass Lowell and attended law school at Mass School of Law at Andover. He works as the residential director at Seven Hills Foundation. Sarkodieh and his wife have five children.

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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.

Education

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

Young and with fresh ideas

The best advice ever shared with me was ...

Never allow your temporary emotions take the most of your life's decisions.

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

I am a family man with strong family values. I believe that difficulty doesn't necessarily mean impossibility. If you know the difference, you can always make a difference.