Original sentence: Currently he is a perennial candidate in northern Manhattan.Robert Jackson was a member of the New York City Council, and represented the 7th District in Manhattan
Edited sentence: He is also a former member of the New York City Council, and represented the previously configured 7th District in Manhattan.Robert Jackson is a perennial candidate in northern Manhattan, and President of the Restaurant Action Alliance, which is a registered lobbyist acting on behalf of the styrofoam industry