Toronto city Coun. Giorgio Mammoliti has changed his mind about running for the Ontario Progressive Conservative party in Brampton.

He announced Monday evening (April 2) that he will not seek provincial office, and instead will run again in the municipal election to retain his current seat on Toronto city council.

He changed his mind after hearing from his constituents that they want him to stay on.

“Although (my constituents) like the idea that I could help more people at the provincial level, they believe that my work, in my current community, is not yet complete,” Mammoliti tweeted Monday.

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“I have taken my constituents’ thoughts to heart and due to the large volume of these kinds of messages, I have made the difficult decision to continue to represent the City of Toronto and continue to pursue my run as councillor for Ward 7, York West in the upcoming municipal election,” he wrote.

It was just two weeks ago that Mammoliti surprised many Bramptonians by announcing he would seek the nomination to run in the new riding of Brampton Centre.

Newly-elected PC leader Doug Ford had encouraged him to either run provincially or for mayor of Toronto, he said at the time he made the announcement.

The decision to remain a city councillor was “one of the most difficult of my career,” he tweeted, thanking the volunteers and residents of Brampton Centre “for their incredible support.”