Jon Santiago Announces Mayoral Bid
Jon Santiago, a Massachusetts state representative and ER doctor, stands outside of the emergency room entrance at Boston City Hospital in this April 8, 2020, file photo.
Meredith Nierman / GBH News
There’s a new entrant in Boston’s already crowded mayoral race — Jon Santiago, a Democratic state representative and emergency-room physician at Boston Medical Center, is joining the field of declared candidates.
In a campaign kickoff video released today, Santiago referenced his time in the Dominican Republic with the Peace Corps, his service in the U.S. Army Reserve and his ongoing work at BMC, saying the latter gives him special insight into the challenges facing the city.