COLUMBUS, Ga. ( WRBL ) — With the local elections three months away, WRBL caught up with Dr. Patrick Leonard and John Anker, two people who have announced their intention to run for District 10 at large city council seat.
Dr. Patrick Leonard was born and raised in Columbus. He received his Doctorate at Concordia Theological Seminary and later became the Pastor of Faith Ministries.
One of the issues Dr. Leonard is passionate about is getting to the root causes of poverty by reengaging specific communities through environmental changes and education. He believes this will help prevent children from environmental determination due to the conditions they grew up in.
“The way you change the environment, you rebuild it, you revitalize it, you get in there and you deal with the issue. It’s an infestation in certain areas. You have to deal with an infestation. The way you deal with it is by putting resources in the community to rebuild and reshape the mind,” Dr. Leonard said.
More information can be found here if you want to keep up with Dr. Leonard’s campaign.