ICYMI: Arroyo is the first officially declared candidate in the race to replace Rachael Rollins, who vacated the Suffolk DA's office to become Massachusetts U.S. attorney.
Arroyo was elected to city council in 2019 as part of a historically diverse group of new councilors. He became theto represent District 5, which includes Hyde Park, Roslindale, Readville and Mattapan.
Arroyo sits on the council's civil rights and public safety and criminal justice committees, among others. He previously worked as a public defender with the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the state's public defender agency. The Hyde Park resident has been outspoken on racial justice and equity issues. In March 2020, Arroyo called on then-Mayor Marty Walsh to declare racism a public health crisis in the city. Walshafter the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and subsequent protests against police brutality in Boston.
"There's a heartbreaking reality to being a person of color in America in understanding that race matters every day," Arroyo told WBUR at the time.
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