Peggy Davis-Mullen

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Peggy Davis-Mullen
Member of the Boston City Council
In office
1994–2001

Peggy Davis-Mullen (born 1960) is a former member of the Boston City Council in Boston, Massachusetts, having served from 1994 to 2001. [1] [2]

She ran for Mayor of Boston in the 2001 mayoral election against incumbent Thomas Menino; she lost, but is recognized as the "second female finalist for mayor in city history." [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. City of Boston. Members of City Government 1910-2009; retrieved 2010-03-31.
  2. [ dead link ]
  3. Louise Day Hicks was the first female mayoral finalist in 1967. cf. Boston Globe, October 30, 2001.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2010-09-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-09-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Metrocorp Sites ‹ Log In". Blogs.bostonmagazine.com. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

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