Raymond Leo Flynn is an American politician who served as the mayor of Boston,Massachusetts,from 1984 until 1993. He also served as United States Ambassador to the Holy See from 1993 to 1997.
The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston,Massachusetts,United States. It is made up of 13 members:9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year terms,and there is no limit on the number of terms an individual can serve. Boston uses a strong-mayor form of government in which the city council acts as a check against the power of the executive branch,the mayor. The council is responsible for approving the city budget;monitoring,creating,and abolishing city agencies;making land use decisions;and approving,amending,or rejecting other legislative proposals.
The 2013 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday,November 5,2013. Incumbent mayor Thomas Menino had declined to run for re-election to a sixth term. A non-partisan preliminary election was held on Tuesday,September 24,2013. 12 candidates made the ballot to replace Menino,with state representative Marty Walsh and at-large city councilor John R. Connolly advancing to the general election. Walsh was elected to his first term,defeating Connolly by 3% of the vote,and was inaugurated on Monday,January 6,2014.
Tito Jackson is an American politician who was a member of the Boston City Council. He represented council District 7,representing parts of the Roxbury neighborhood and parts of Dorchester,South End,and Fenway. In 2017,he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Boston against incumbent mayor Marty Walsh. After leaving the Boston City Council,Jackson worked in the cannabis industry. In 2022,Boston Mayor Michelle Wu appointed Jackson to the city's Commission on Black Men and Boys.
Michelle Wu is an American politician serving as the mayor of Boston,Massachusetts,since 2021.
Boston City Council elections were held on November 5,2019. Nomination forms could be submitted starting April 17,and candidates had a filing deadline of May 21. A preliminary election was held on September 24. By law,Boston municipal elections are nonpartisan—candidates do not represent a specific political party.
Frank Baker is an American politician who represents District 3 on the Boston City Council. He was first elected on November 8,2011.
The 2021 Boston mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 2,2021,to elect the mayor of Boston,Massachusetts. Incumbent mayor Marty Walsh was eligible to seek a third term. However,he resigned as mayor on March 22,2021,after being confirmed as secretary of labor in the Cabinet of Joe Biden. This left the Boston City Council president,at the time Kim Janey,to hold the role of acting mayor until the victor of the election would take office.
Elizabeth A. "Liz" Breadon is a Democratic member of the Boston City Council who serves the Allston and Brighton neighborhoods of Boston,Massachusetts. Having emigrated from Northern Ireland,she was the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to Boston City Council.
Julia Mejia is an At-Large City Councilor in Boston,Massachusetts. Elected in 2019,Mejia is the first Latina elected to the council.
The 2021 Boston City Council election was held on November 2,2021. All thirteen councillors from the nine districts and four councillors at-large were up for election. Elections in Boston are officially nonpartisan.
Tania Fernandes Anderson is a Cape Verdean-born American politician and non-profit executive who is a member of the Boston City Council for the 7th district. A Democrat,she was elected in 2021 to succeed Kim Janey and represents Roxbury,Dorchester and part of the South End. She is the first practicing Muslim elected to the Council.
Ruthzee Louijeune is an American politician and lawyer serving as president of the Boston City Council. She has been an at-large member of the Boston City Council since January 2022,and has served as the council's president since January 2024. She is the first Haitian-American to serve on the council.
Ricardo N. Arroyo is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Massachusetts. He was previously a member of the Boston City Council.
Kendra Lara,also known as Kendra Hicks,is a politician. She previously served on the Boston City Council for the 6th district and is a member of the Democratic party. Lara is a socialist.
Edward Michael Flynn is an American politician currently serving on the Boston City Council,representing the city's 2nd district. A member of the Democratic Party,he has held his seat since January 2017. From January 2022 until January 2024,he served as president of the Boston City Council. He is the son of former Boston mayor Raymond Flynn. He is regarded to be one of the city council's most moderate members,and has been alternatively described as being conservative-leaning.
Michelle Wu,a Democrat,served as a member of the Boston City Council from January 2014 until becoming mayor of Boston in November 2021. Wu was first elected to the City Council in November 2013,and was re-elected three times. In 2016 and 2017,Wu served as the Council’s president.
Ayanna Pressley was first elected to the Boston City Council in November 2009,and served as an at-large member from January 2010 until joining the United States House of Representatives in January 2020. Upon being sworn in as a city councilor on January 4,2010,she became the first woman of color to serve in the Boston City Council up to that point.
Michelle Wu has served as mayor of Boston,Massachusetts since November 2021. Wu was elected mayor in 2021,winning with 64% of the vote,becoming the first woman,first person of color,and first Asian American elected to serve as the mayor of Boston. At 36 years of age,was also the youngest individual elected to the office in nearly a century. Wu is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to being sworn in as mayor,Wu served as a member of the Boston City Council
Sharon Durkan is an American politician and political consultant currently serving as a member of the Boston City Council,representing its 8th district. She has held that office since August 2023.
