Quincy City Council President Ian Cain is styling his politics on moderate Republicans like Charlie Baker while going after the progressive, and popular, Mass. senator. The post Here’s what to know about Ian Cain,

Quincy City Council President Ian Cain has formally launched his Republican bid for U.S. Senate, positioning himself as an “independent voice,” and a pragmatic alternative to Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who will “ [get] s**t done and [fight] for us.”

The first Black and openly gay City Council president in Quincy’s history, Cain, 41, is making a generational pitch in his long-shot candidacy against Warren, who is 30 years his senior.