Attorney Tim Flaherty is running for Cambridge City Council.

The attorney defending Cambridge city councillor Paul Toner, who was charged in March in connection with the area’s “brothel” case , is making a bid for a council seat. Toner has opted out of a reelection bid, meaning one seat is guaranteed to go to one of a dozen challengers in the year’s 20-candidate field .

Tim Flaherty is running for office because he believes he can “help move Cambridge forward during a time of significant change while maintaining the best of our past,” according to a press release. He declined to comment when contacted.

A lifelong Cambridge resident, Flaherty applauded his city’s investments in education, biotech, health care, clean energy, housing and accessibility, according to the press release.

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