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The special election to replace embattled Richmond Councilman Parker Agelasto has a new entrant: a former councilman who is seeking Agelasto’s ouster in court.

Former Councilman Henry “Chuck” Richardson formally announced his candidacy for the soon-to-be-vacant 5th District seat on Tuesday night outside of the Richmond Crusade for Voters meeting.

“Even my fiercest critics would agree that Chuck Richardson had the ability to get things done at City Hall — to eliminate obstacles, to circumvent the difficulties and to resolve differences and problems,” Richardson said in an interview Wednesday.

Richardson represented the 5th District from 1977 to 1995 before serving prison time for a felony conviction for distributing heroin. In 2016, he regained his voting rights that he lost with his conviction when then-Gov. Terry McAuliffe restored the rights of more than 200,000 people previously convicted of felonies. Richardson launched a short-lived campaign for Richmond mayor that year before dropping out of a crowded race.