Ramos lost a close race to current Ward 8 City Councilor John Lysak in 2009.
Orlando RamosSPRINGFIELD – Orlando Ramos, a legislative aide and member of the city’s License Commission, recently announced his candidacy for the Ward 8 seat on the City Council.
Ramos, 29, of 140 Cardinal St., made the announcement before a gathering of supporters at the John Boyle O’Reilly Club.
“I’ve always possessed the desire to make my community a better place,” Ramos said. “I am proud to have been born and raised in Springfield. I have an investment in this city – as a homeowner in Indian Orchard – and this is where I chose to raise my daughter.”
This marks his second election campaign, having lost to current Ward 8 Councilor John Lysak by 81 votes in 2009.
Ramos is a graduate of Putnam Vocational Technical High School and Springfield Technical Community College. He has also been accepted into the Law & Society program at Western New England University and will begin classes this fall.
He works as a legislative aide to state Sen. James T. Welch. Prior to joining Welch’s staff, Orlando worked as a full-time union steward with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 108 and continues to serve on its executive board.
He is a member of several local organizations including the Indian Orchard Citizens Council and the Ward 8 Democratic Committee.
Ramos said jobs will be a top priority.
“If elected, I will do everything in my power to ensure that the city – and any company doing business in and with the city – devotes jobs to its residents,” Ramos said.
Ramos says that in addition to attracting good jobs for Springfield residents his top priorities are helping the city of Springfield address the crime rate and the drop-out rate.
He added that he is committed to bringing a senior center to Indian Orchard, as well as proposing an ordinance to address the City’s absentee landlords.
More information is available on his website: www.VoteForRamos.com.
