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Clare Kelly will serve as campaign manager for the at-large Boston city councillor.
North End resident Clare Kelly has been named campaign manager for At-Large Boston City Councillor Felix Arroyo, who earlier this month announced plans to run for Boston mayor. Kelly previously served as field director for Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's successful 2010 campaign and more recently served as executive director of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, overseeing all of the party's organizing efforts during the 2012 election cycle in Massachusetts, according to a press release from the Felix Arroyo for Mayor campaign. "I am thrilled that Clare Kelly has signed on to lead our campaign. She was my first and only choice because she is the best choice. She has impressive grassroots campaign experience and knows that a …
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The District 4 city councilor has pulled nomination papers for both positions.
District 4 Boston City Councilor Charles Yancey has pulled nomination papers for both the mayoral and district races. Yancey was first elected to the Boston City Council in 1983 and is the longest sitting councilor. His decision to run for both positions is not unheard of, as past candidates have done the same. Along with Yancey, some of the more noted mayoral candidates who have pulled nomination papers, according to Boston's Election Department, include Boston District 8 City Councilor Mike Ross, Charles Clemons Jr., Will Dorcena, former state representative Althea Garrison, Barstool Sports website owner DavidPortnoy and former city councilor Gareth Saunders. If Yancey chooses to run for his current council seat, the field could be …
We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts.
Patch editors interviewed each of the candidates running for U.S. Senate in the April 30 special election. We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts. The editors asked both broad questions about policy, as well as opinions on more local, regional issues. Click on the links below to read the questions and answers with each candidate… Stephen Lynch Edward Markey Brett Rhyne (write-in candidate) Gabriel Gomez Michael Sullivan Daniel Winslow
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Shaun Ivers, a Jamaica Plain resident, real estate professional and business consultant, moved to Boston from Philadelphia in 2007.
A Jamaica Plain resident who considers himself "not of the politicians class" has announced his candidacy for an at-large city council seat. Shaun Ivers, a self-employed consultant with real estate experience, according to his LinkedIn profile and a campaign press release, seeks the seat to “bring an outside perspective from a governing body that for too long has grown entrenched in ‘kowtowing to the mayor’s office’ and ‘meaningless soapbox grandstanding.’ “ “Although I have worked with politicians in the course of pursuing school and housing causes, I am not of the politician’s class" Ivers stated in the press release. "I do not come from a family of self-entitled politicians, nor have I ever been a legislative aid bidding my time until I…
Boston voted for Elizabeth Warren and owns more hybrid cars than the state average.
Jamaica Plain is green and blue: That’s what we found when we compared data from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles to the vote in the 2012 U.S. Senate race. You can see the results in the map above: Large circles suggest towns with more hybrid ownership per capita, and the red/blue color suggests which way those towns voted last year. In Boston, 21.7 of every 1,000 vehicles is a hybrid, compared to the state average of 18. To break it down further, Jamaica Plain voted overwhelmingly for Warren. She won the neighborhood 17,653 to Brown's 2,460 votes. Patch’s research suggests the state has a good number of what might be called “green Republican” communities. More than 40 percent of the communities where Republican Scott Brown …
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A second week of announcements has seen the mayor field swell to eight, which more contenders signaling their interest.
In a mayoral race, sometimes an early favorite can dissuade other would-be contenders from starting a campaign. The 2013 Boston mayoral election is not one of those races. Instead, the race has drawn several more contenders this week, and more still are mulling a run. The crowded field has led to what the Boston Herald's Peter Gelzinis called "a shootout in a lifeboat," with each candidate working feverishly to solidify his support in his own backyard. The swollen field will be reduced to two after the primary, and every new candidate lowers the total vote threshold needed to make the finals. This past week, city councilors Mike Ross and Felix Arroyo joined the race, along with long-time Dorchester community activist Bill Walczak. That's …
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A look back at what happened over the past week in the U.S. Senate race.
Just a little more than two weeks until the primary election to see which Democrat and Republican will go head to head to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by John Kerry’s appointment to Secretary of State. Monday night, U.S. Congressmen Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) and Edward Markey (D-Malden) met in their second debate which contained few fireworks. The debate, held at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and sponsored by the college and the Boston Herald, lasted about 45 minutes and touched a wide variety of issues on which the two Democrats mostly agreed. On Wednesday night, it was the Republicans’ turn as they went face to face in the WBZ-TV studios moderated by the station’s Jon Keller. Former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan…
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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 running 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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District 6 City Councilor Matt O'Malley says he would sacrifice himself if he, John Connolly and Michael Ross, were falling off a cliff and he could save both of them.
District 6 City Councilor Matt O'Malley, representing Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, parts of Roslindale and Mission Hill, talked about his endorsement of John Connolly for Boston mayor, his food preferences, and delicious Boston tap water with Patch. Patch: You endorsed At-Large City Councilor John Connolly for Boston mayor? O'Malley: Correct. Patch: But now your fellow colleagues Felix Arroyo, Rob Consalvo and Michael Ross are all running to be the next Boston mayor – did you endorse too soon? O'Malley: No. I think this is among the most important elections of my lifetime and many Bostonians lifetime. Tom Menino will go down as one of the greatest mayors in Boston’s history and whomever follows him will have enormous shoes to fill. I …
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11:38 am on Friday, April 12, 2013
Thank you David Ertischek and Matt O'Malley for making me laugh, because I'm still upset that so many guys are running and the voters really have their work cut out for them. Now I'm going to read the interview again.... more ›
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6:47 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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