buddy cianci, the twice convicted felon is running to get his old job back. he announced on wednesday just before the 4:00 p.m. filing deadline that he will indeed run for a seventh term, this time as an independent. >> today with a sense of humility, contrition and confidence, i announce to you my candidacy for mayor of providence. >> in 1974, cianci was first elected mayor as a republican, just 33. he was the first italian american to win the office after 150-year-old hold on city hall by irish democrats. he won his campaign on an anti-corruption platform. >> i will support measures to guarantee that city employment is no longer used to control the ballot box. >> but things went south for him and in 1984 he was convicted of using a lit cigarette and a fireplace log to assault a man he believed was having an affair with his estranged wife and resigned for the first time. >> i respectfully submit my resignation as mayor of the city of providence to become effective at 7:59 p.m. on april 25th, 1984. then, though, in 1990 he won a comeback bid and over the cour

. >>> an exclusive chat with the famous ex-conmayor, buddy cianci wants to head back to city hall and about his executive actions. >> you know, the sult suit is a stunt. what i've told speaker boe