New progressive faces along with several incumbents will take their seats on the Boston City Council following the Nov. 7 municipal elections. Three incumbent at-large city councilors, Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin J. Murphy and Julia Mejia, return for another term. Henry Santana, a young, Black, Dominican immigrant politician replaces Michael Flaherty as the fourth at-large councilor,.
Three progressive Wu-backed candidates in the closely-watched at-large, District 5 and 6 races, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén and Benjamin Weber, were elected Tuesday night, as part of a change in the makeup of a Boston City Council tarred by ethical and legal lapses.
Three progressive Wu-backed candidates in the closely-watched at-large, District 5 and 6 races, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén and Benjamin Weber, were elected Tuesday night, as part of a change in the makeup of a Boston City Council tarred by ethical and legal lapses.