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WHERE THE RACE FOR MAYOR STANDS It s been about a week since news broke that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is bound for Washington, though it feels more like a year.
By Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff
January 14, 2021
Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff
A number of hopefuls have announced bids to run for a seat on the City Council next year, a tantalizing target following Mayor Walsh’s nomination to serve as Joe Biden’s Secretary of Labor and the decisions by two sitting councillors At-large Councillor Michelle Wu and District 4 Councillor Andrea Campbell to run for mayor this year.
A third councillor, Annissa Essaibi-George, is also weighing a mayoral campaign.
If confirmed, Walsh will leave a vacancy in the mayor’s office that will, by statute, be filled on an interim basis by City Council President Kim Janey of Roxbury, making her the first Black person to serve as the city’s chief executive.
Marty Walsh takes no questions following labor secretary nomination boston.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from boston.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.