Cho Sung-hwan, Incheon City Council Member, Declares Challenge for Re-election... Applies for Democratic Party Preliminary Candidate Review

Cho Sung-hwan, Incheon City Council Member (Democratic Party, Gyeyang 1), has confirmed his candidacy for the upcoming local elections on June 3rd (the 9th nationwide simultaneous local elections) and is set to challenge for re-election.

Recently, he announced on his Facebook that he has submitted the application documents for the Democratic Party's preliminary candidate qualification review. His electoral district is Gyeyang-gu, District 1 (Hyosung 1-dong, Hyosung 2-dong).

In his candidacy message, he emphasised that he has focused on establishing field-oriented policies during his previous legislative activities. He stated, "Based on my past legislative experience, I will become a practical city council member," adding, "I want to work alongside the citizens again with a strong sense of responsibility."

Cho entered the Incheon City Council after serving as the chair of the Autonomous City Committee in the 8th Gyeyang-gu Council. During his term in the city council, he worked as a member of the Construction and Transportation Committee and the Culture and Welfare Committee, addressing local issues.

His major career includes serving as the chair of the Crime Prevention Special Committee and the Small Business Special Committee of the Incheon City Democratic Party, as well as the chair of the management committee of Myung-hyun Elementary School and a member of the Gyeyang-gu Social Economy Promotion Committee. He is currently enrolled at Hanyang University’s Future Talent Education Institute.

As incumbent council member Cho enters the preliminary candidate review process, the election campaign in Gyeyang-gu, District 1 is expected to intensify.