WHECTV Created: January 18, 2021 07:12 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Current Rochester City Councilman Malik Evans is running for Mayor of the City of Rochester.
The Democrat is running on a platform of Building Bridges in the 2021 mayoral race.
Evans formerly served as Rochester Board of Education President from 2008 through 2013, after being elected to the board in 2003 as the youngest member to ever serve on the Board of Education.
A statement on his website reads:
Malik Evans | YouTube Channel
Dear Rochester Community,
I am running for Mayor because I believe we must bridge the divides in our community. This will begin when we can ensure that trust and transparency are guiding principles at City Hall. My administration will be transparent and accountable to every single sector of our community. We will build trust by building bridges, and we will demonstrate respect for Rochester’s citizens by recognizing and expecting that they will hold us acco
January 19, 2021
On Monday, Rochester City Councilmember Malik Evans announced that he would be running against incumbent Mayor Lovely Warren.
He gave a statement, saying:
“I did not make this decision lightly. I have a lifelong love for, belief in, and sense of duty to Rochester, and I have been humbled and honored by the many citizens that have encouraged me to enter the Mayor’s race. Over the coming weeks and months, I look forward to engaging with the residents of our community to hear their desires for creating a stronger Rochester that will not just survive but thrive.”
Mayor Lovely Warren’s team responded, saying:
City Council member Malik Evans: “I don’t believe in exercises in futility.” Malik Evans, a member of the Rochester City Council and former president of the Rochester Board of Education, has launched a campaign to challenge Mayor Lovely Warren as she seeks a third term in office. Evans, a Democrat, announced his candidacy on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a recorded video message and news releases sent to media that touched on themes of building bridges and trust and transparency. We must build bridges in our community, and this starts with building trust and transparency at City Hall, Evans said in his video in which he is shown walking along a sun-dappled Genesee River and mingling with everyday city residents who speak to his ability to build bridges.