Fifth Suffolk candidate adds former City Council candidates to campaign

Carlos Henriquez, one of the four candidates running to replace former state Rep. Marie St. Fleur, is bringing on a pair of veterans from last year's City Council At-Large race.

Tomas Gonzalez and Andrew Kenneally, who both unsuccessfully ran for City Council last year, have joined the campaign to handle field operations and messaging, respectively.

All three are former City Hall aides: Kenneally and Henriquez both worked for former City Councillor At-Large Michael Flaherty. Gonzalez is the former chief of staff of the Commission on the Affairs of the Elderly and the former Latino liaison to Mayor Thomas Menino's Office of Neighborhood Services.

Henriquez has also been receiving help from others who have worked for St. Fleur and former state Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie's campaigns for the Fifth Suffolk District seat.

The other candidates in the race are high school teacher Barry Lawton, former state Rep. Althea Garrison, and perennial candidate Roy Owens.

Since all of them are running as Democrats, the winner of the Sept. 14 primary will likely cruise past the general election on Nov. 2 and take the seat in January.

St. Fleur announced in February she was not running for re-election after serving over a decade in the House. She took a top job with the Menino administration in June.

SEE ALSO: The Dorchester Reporter's take on the race here.