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Mayoral Election

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Pressley, Richie Mulling Mayoral Bids

At-Large City Councilor Ayanna Pressley and former state rep Charlotte Golar Richie are both considering running for Boston mayor. Either candidate would be the first prominent female candidate in the race.

At-Large City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, who topped the citywide at-large race two years ago, is still considering a run for Boston mayor, she told the Boston Herald. Also, seriously considering getting into the race is former state representative Charlotte Golar Richie, currently the senior vice president for public policy, advocacy and government relations for YouthBuild USA.  If Pressley or Richie were to run, either would be the first prominent female mayoral candidate. So far city councilors Felix Arroyo, Mike Ross, Rob Consalvo and John Connolly, have all announced they're running for mayor. State Rep. Martin Walsh and District Attorney Dan Conley are also two of the more prominent candidates.

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VIDEO: Felix Arroyo Kicks Off 'Grassroots' Campaign (in West Roxbury Patch), City Councilor Mike Ross Running for Boston Mayor (in West Roxbury Patch), City Councilor Rob Consalvo Running for Boston Mayor (in West Roxbury Patch), and 3 more ›

Monday, February 25, 2013

City Councilor Discusses Possible Run for Mayor

At-Large City Councilor John Connolly is gathered community leaders' perspectives to gauge whether he should run for Boston mayor come fall.

On Wednesday, Feb. 20, At-Large Boston City Councilor John Connolly tweeted that he was considering running for mayor of Boston and for people to contact him with ideas and questions. With all signs pointing to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino gearing up to run for a record sixth term, does that mean Connolly is ready to take on the Menino Machine?  "I haven’t decided yet," Connolly told Patch. So what was the goal of his announcement with an article in the Globe and a follow-up interview with WCVB? "I think mainly to see what the response is. Also to call and reach out to a lot of supporters and opinion leaders and to gauge their sense. That’s the process I’m in right now. I’m making calls and asking people what they think, and if they would be…

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UPDATE: Boston City Councilor John Connolly Catches Four Boston Schools with Expired Frozen Food (in West Roxbury Patch)

just thinking

6:31 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013

yeh please do,you are as daffy as your father   more ›

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