Michael F. Flaherty

See also: 2009 Boston mayoral election

Flaherty campaigning for mayor during the 2009 Dorchester Day Parade

Flaherty announced on January 25, 2009, that he would run for mayor of Boston in that year's election. ^{[8] [9]} By February 2009, he had raised more than $600,000 for his campaign. ^[10] According to The Boston Globe , at that time, only 9% of Flaherty's contributions came from out-of-state, compared to fellow candidate Sam Yoon's 58%. ^[11] Flaherty's campaign was also supported by a number of trade unions. ^[3]

Finishing second behind incumbent mayor Thomas Menino in the September primary election, Flaherty advanced to face Menino in the general election. In the general election, Flaherty pledged that he would re-create the position of deputy mayor and appoint Yoon deputy to the role. This position had not existed in Boston since the administration of Kevin White, who left office in 1984. ^[12] Yoon thereafter campaigned as Flaherty's unofficial running mate. ^[13]

The 2009 election was regarded to be the first time that Menino had faced a significant challenge for reelection. Flaherty had higher name-recognition and more funding than Menino's previous challengers. ^[3] While he posed the strongest challenge for re-election Menino ever faced, Menino still was re-elected by a wide margin in the general election. ^[14] The 57%-42% result was the narrowest of any of Menino's mayoral general election victories, but was still a double-digit victory.

Legal practice and unsuccessful 2011 city council campaign

After leaving the city council, Flaherty practiced private-sector law. ^[15]

In 2011, the first election since his departure from the council, Flaherty sought election to rejoin the body as an at-large member. Flaherty placed fifth in the general election for the four at-large, missing the fourth and final seat by 925 votes.

Flaherty distinguished himself from other at-large candidates in 2011 by positioning himself as a vocal critic of Mayor Menino. He alleged that the incumbents were all in the pocket of Menino. The editorial board of The Boston Globe criticized this assertion as unfounded, noting that none of the incumbent at-large councilors were products of Menino ‘s political machine, and each had gone against the mayor previously on certain issues. ^[16]

In making his endorsements for the 2011 election, Sam Yoon (Flaherty's unofficial running mate from two years prior) snubbed Flaherty and instead endorsed two of his opponents. ^[17] The editorial board of The Boston Globe endorsed the re-election of all four incumbents against Flaherty and other challengers, writing that while they believed Flaherty was a "bright, knowledgeable public servant", he had provided provided no persuasive reason for voters to oust any incumbents in favor of himself. The editorial board praised each incumbent as accomplished councilors, and criticized Flaherty's candidacy as lacking any political agenda besides his own opposition to Menino. ^[16] After his defeat, columnist Joan Vennochi and others opined that he had not given voters any cogent reason for his candidacy, aside for his own political ambitions (including a possible desire to position himself for another mayoral candidacy in 2013). ^[14]

Second city council tenure (2014–2024)

Elections and council politics

Flaherty in 2018

Governor Maura Healey, Flaherty, Mayor Michelle Wu, and Congressman Stephen Lynch during Boston's 2023 Saint Patrick's Day celebrations

In the November 2013 election, Flaherty was returned to the council as an at-large member. Unlike in 2011, the editorial board of The Boston Globe endorsed him in 2013. Their endorsement praised his knowledge. His campaign platform included proposals for imposing mandatory random drug tests on members of the city's police force, allowing bars in the city to remain open at later hours, and making an additional "13th year" of public education available to students needing more help. ^[18]

Flaherty was reelected in November 2015, November 2017, November 2019, ^[19] and November 2021. In 2021, he was the lead vote-getter in both the September primary and the general election. ^{[20] [21]} Flaherty had considered the possibility of running in the 2021 Boston mayoral election, ^[22] but did not run.

Flaherty speaking at the 2022 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Conley Terminal modernization project

Flaherty speaks with Governor Charlie Baker at the 2022 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Conley Terminal modernization project

In his eighth term (2018 and 2019), Flaherty served as chair of the Committee on Government Operations. ^[23] In his ninth term (2020 and 2021), Flaherty served as chair of the COVID-19 Recovery Committee and vice chair of the Committee on Government Operations. ^[1]

Councilors Erin Murphy, Flaherty, and Ed Flynn at the South Boston Health Center in July 2023

In July 2023, Flaherty announced that he would not be pursuing an additional term in office. ^[24] Flaherty cited discord on the council and a desire to spend more time with his family as his motivations for retiring from the council. ^[21] Flaherty has stated that he has no immediate plans of running for other office.

Housing

Flaherty worked on the Jim Brooks Act, a home-rule petition which (if approved by the state government) would have enacted a number of measures to protect tenants against eviction, including a city prohibition on no-cause evictions. ^{[25] [26]} The bill passed the council in October and was soon after approved by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be referred to the Massachusetts General Court (the state legislature) for passage. ^[27] However, the legislation did not receive traction in the state legislature. ^[25]

In February 2023, Flaherty expressed reservations about the rent stabilization home rule petition that Mayor Michelle Wu had sent to council. ^[26] He cited the years-earlier stall in the state legislature of the Jim Brooks Act he had helped to create, Flaherty urged city council members to not to passing a rent control home rule petition (which would need state approval to become law) unless there was a desire by state legislators to enact as law. ^[25] He also expressed worry about the possibility that rent stabilization would put landlords with smaller property portfolios at a disadvantage in competing against those holding larger portfolios. ^[28] In March 2023, when the petition came to a vote, Flaherty proposed an amendment to exempt properties or Boston-resident landlords who own fewer than six units and live within one of the units themselves. However, the amendment failed after only receiving support from three other councilors. He voted for the petition, which passed the council 11–2. He also voted the same day to advance Wu's home-rule petition to reform the Boston Planning & Development Agency, which also passed the council 11–2. ^[29]

Other matters

In 2015, anticipating a possible legalization of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, Flaherty proposed that the city adopt a text amendment prohibiting either medical marijuana dispensary or recreational sales outlets from being located within 2,500 of each other in hopes of preventing a large proliferation of marijuana sales points in any singular community. ^[30]

Flaherty received media attention in April 2019 for comments he made regarding a proposal to charge for resident parking permits. In a City Council hearing on the issue, he stated that bus stop spacing and stop length were a major cause of the city's parking woes and instead suggested coordinating with the MBTA to start a conversation about removing some of them. His comments were met with backlash from the public and transportation advocates, with many pointing to his ownership of five cars in a city as the real problem. ^{[31] [32] [33]} The Twitter hashtag "#FiveCarFlaherty" was used by many to voice their opposition to his comments. ^{[31] [32]}

In April 2021, Flaherty was among a group that voted against legislation, which was nevertheless passed by a 7–5 vote of the City Council, that restricted the use of rubber bullets, tear gas, and pepper spray by the Boston Police Department. ^[34]

Personal life

Flaherty has continued to reside in South Boston. Flaherty has four adult children. ^[1]

Michael F. Flaherty
Flaherty in 2023
Member of the Boston City Council at-large
In office January 2014 –January 2024

1999 Boston at-large City Council election
Candidate [35]	Primary Election [36]		General Election [37]
Francis Roache (incumbent)	21,658	19.1	30,271	18.1
Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent)	19,380	17.1	27,515	16.4
Peggy Davis-Mullen (incumbent)	16,233	14.3	26,468	15.8
Michael F. Flaherty	10,985	9.7	26,377	15.8
Dapper O'Neil (incumbent)	17,052	15.1	24,636	14.7
Gregory B. Timilty	14,429	12.7	16,068	9.6
Joseph Mulligan III	6,245	5.5	10,012	6.0
Andrea Morrell	3,329	2.9	6,093	3.6
Daniel Kontoff	2,137	1.9
John Hugo	1,812	1.6

2001 Boston at-large City Council election [38]
Candidate	Votes	%
Francis Roache (incumbent)	44,062	19.0
Michael F. Flaherty (incumbent)	42,869	18.5
Maura Hennigan	40,423	17.4
Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent)	39,436	17.0
Felix D. Arroyo	28,551	12.3
Robert Consalvo	28,584	12.3
Phyllis Yetman Igoe	8,186	3.5

2003 Boston at-large City Council election
Candidate	Primary Election [39] [40]		General Election [41] [42]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Michael F. Flaherty (incumbent)	20,307	18.21	36,387	18.33
Felix D. Arroyo (incumbent)	14,379	12.89	34,685	17.48
Maura Hennigan (incumbent)	15,916	14.27	33,596	16.93
Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent)	17,597	15.78	30,510	15.37
Patricia H. White	16,439	14.74	29,649	14.94
Matt O'Malley	7,025	6.30	12,929	6.51
Althea Garrison	5,050	4.53	10,524	5.30
Roy Owens	4,356	3.91	10,204	5.14
Jacquelyne Payne-Thompson	2,723	2.44
Phyllis Yetman Igoe	1,940	1.74
Edward Puglielli	1,705	1.53
Laura Garza	1,604	1.44
Arthur "Lucky" Craffey	1,594	1.43
Joseph Anthony Ureneck	907	0.81

2005 Boston at-large City Council election
Candidate	Primary election [43]		General election [44]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Michael F. Flaherty (incumbent)	17,828	13.90	49,220	17.58
Felix D. Arroyo (incumbent)	15,690	12.23	43,533	15.55
Sam Yoon	13,165	10.27	41,891	14.96
Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent)	14,094	10.99	35,553	12.70
John R. Connolly	14,287	11.14	31,629	11.30
Matt O'Malley	12,070	9.41	28,318	10.12
Patricia H. White	12,895	10.05	26,999	9.64
Edward M. Flynn	11,092	8.65	21,778	7.78
Althea Garrison	4824	3.76
Kevin R. Mccrea	3661	2.85
Roy Owens	3622	2.82
Laura Garza	1807	1.41
Gregory Joseph O'Connell	1174	0.92
Martin J. Hogan	1031	0.80
Joseph Ready	675	0.53
Joseph Ureneck	17†	0.01	133†	0.05
Gibran Rivera	17†	0.01
all others	297	0.23	874	0.31

† write-in votes

2007 Boston at-large City Council election [45]
Candidates	Votes	%
Michael F. Flaherty (incumbent)	25,863	20.57
Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent)	23,659	18.82
Sam Yoon (incumbent)	23,230	18.48
John R. Connolly	21,997	17.50
Felix D. Arroyo	18,579	4.78
Martin J. Hogan	4,008	3.19
Matthew Geary	3,030	2.41%
William P. Estrada	2,439	1.94%
David James Wyatt	2,383	1.90%
Scattering	542	0.43%

2011 Boston at-large City Council election [45]
Candidates	Votes	%
Ayanna Pressley (incumbent)	37,532	21.42
Felix G. Arroyo (incumbent)	35,483	20.25
John R. Connolly (incumbent)	32,827	18.74
Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent)	26,730	15.26
Michael F. Flaherty	25,805	14.73%
Will Dorcena	8,739	4.99%
Sean H. Ryan	7,376	4.21%

2013 Boston at-large City Council election
Candidate	Primary election [46]		General election [47]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Ayanna Pressley (incumbent)	42,915	16.71	60,799	18.30
Michelle Wu	29,384	11.44	59,741	17.98
Michael F. Flaherty	39,904	15.54	55,104	16.59
Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent)	31,728	12.35	44,993	13.54
Annissa Essaibi George	12,244	4.77	30,538	9.19
Jeffrey Ross	13,939	5.43	28,879	8.69
Martin Keogh	15,743	6.13	26,500	7.98
Jack Kelly III	11,909	4.64	23,967	7.22
Catherine O'Neill	10,952	4.26
Althea Garrison	10,268	4.00
Ramon Soto	9,928	3.87
Philip Frattaroli	5,832	2.27
Gareth Saunders	5,363	2.09
Christopher Conroy	3,433	1.34
Seamus Whelan	3,118	1.21
Francisco White	2,745	1.07
Douglas Wohn	2,382	0.93
Frank Addivinola Jr.	2,240	0.87
Keith Kenyon	1,950	0.76
Jamarhl Crawford	21†	0.01
all others	832	0.32	1,658	0.50

† write-in votes

2015 Boston at-large City Council election ^[48]

Candidate		Votes	%
Ayanna Pressley (incumbent)		31,783	24.21
Michelle Wu (incumbent)		28,908	22.02
Michael F. Flaherty (incumbent)		26,473	20.16
Annissa Essaibi George		23,447	17.86
Stephen J. Murphy (incumbent)		19,546	14.89
Jovan Lacet write-in		95	0.07
Charles Yancey write-in		39	0.03
Jean-Claud Sanon write-in		25	0.02
Andrea Campbell write-in		13	0.01
all others		959	0.73

2017 Boston at-large City Council election ^[49]

Candidate		Votes	%
Michelle Wu (incumbent)		65,040	24.47
Ayanna Pressley (incumbent)		57,520	21.64
Michael F. Flaherty (incumbent)		51,673	19.44
Annissa Essaibi George (incumbent)		45,564	17.14
Althea Garrison		1,825	6.87
Domingos DaRosa		11,647	4.38
William King		8,773	3.30
Pat Payaso		6,124	2.30
all others		1,230	0.46

2019 Boston at-large City Council election
Candidate	Primary election [50]		General election [51]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Michelle Wu (incumbent)	26,622	19.41	41,664	20.73
Annissa Essaibi George (incumbent)	18,993	13.85	34,109	16.97
Michael F. Flaherty (incumbent)	18,766	13.68	33,284	16.56
Julia Mejia	10,799	7.87	22,492	11.19
Alejandra St. Guillen	11,910	8.68	22,491	11.19
Erin Murphy	9,385	6.84	16,867	8.39
Althea Garrison (incumbent)	9,720	7.09	16,189	8.05
David Halbert	6,354	4.76	13,214	6.57
Martin Keogh	6,246	4.55
Jeffrey Ross	5,078	3.70
Priscilla Flint-Banks	4,094	2.98
Domingos DaRosa	2,840	2.07
Michel Denis	2,108	1.54
William King	1,809	1.32
Herb Lozano	1,510	1.10
all others	766	0.56	704	0.35

2021 Boston City Council at-large election
Candidate	Primary election [52]		General election
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Michael F. Flaherty (incumbent)	41,299	15.0	62,606	17.4
Julia Mejia (incumbent)	38,765	14.1	62,058	17.3
Ruthzee Louijeune	33,425	12.2	54,898	15.3
Erin Murphy	22,835	8.3	43,076	12.0
David Halbert	16,921	6.2	42,765	11.9
Carla Monteiro	18,844	6.9	39,876	11.1
Bridget Nee-Walsh	15,118	5.5	27,591	7.7
Althea Garrison	16,810	6.1	25,078	7.0
Kelly Bates	12,735	4.6
Alexander Gray	11,263	4.1
Jon Spillane	11,155	4.1
Said Abdikarim	7,725	2.8
Domingos DaRosa	7,139	2.6
Donnie Dionico Palmer Jr.	6,823	2.5
Roy A. Owens Sr.	5,223	1.9
James Rignald Colimon	4,671	1.7
Nick Vance	3,943	1.4
Write-ins	845	0.3	1,350	0.4
Total	274,694	100	359,294	100

Mayoral

2009 Boston mayoral election
Candidates	Preliminary election [53]		General election [53]
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Thomas Menino (incumbent)	41,026	50.52	63,123	57.27
Michael F. Flaherty	19,459	23.96	46,768	42.43
Sam Yoon	17,179	21.16
Kevin McCrea	3,340	4.11

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Further reading

• Bernstein, David S. (July 18, 2013). "City Council Candidate Chat: Michael Flaherty". Boston . Retrieved February 21, 2018.

External links

• Profile at boston.gov
• Official website

Preceded by Charles Yancey	President of the Boston City Council 2002–2006	Succeeded by Maureen Feeney