A former city councillor who once represented Charlestown, East Boston and the North End is backing City Councillor At-Large John Connolly’s mayoral bid.

Paul Scapicchio, who served on the 13-member City Council from 1997 to 2006, announced his support for Connolly on Thursday evening at a Charlestown campaign event. Scapicchio is currently president of Sage Systems’ government affairs division and previously served as senior vice president of government affairs at ML Strategies Boston.