Maybe he was trying to become in a powerful man so then he'd be able to do something better for his city on his hands... but wait, what? What would he do? It's interesting because he showed himself on tv or the news to be publicly known by the citizens (as some people who are involved in politics usually do ) and he made a speech from his perspective, what he wants for the city, how he sees it. Man, this makes me remind a lot of some politicians from my country . However, he didn't intend to become in the mayor of the city (am I right?) so then, why would he do that? It's like there was some plan he had and it's pretty clear that Matt ruined it up very quickly. I think it's late to see how he'd be working in the city as a "good man" after what happened in the season finale, so sadly, we won't be able to explore that part of his character. It's still interesting how it's presented this villain, this big bad, a man with enough power to not be exposed to the public domain as a dangerous man who's working and gaining money illegally. They also showed us how much enemies can have a powerful man like him, how he can lose his partners for little mistakes and how a supposed strong man emotionally can become in a weak man by falling in love in someone else. Yes, he's definitely a very interesting character.