At-large hopefuls pull in endorsements from unions, councillors
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13 hopefuls in at-large field make their pitches to Democratic groups
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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.
By Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff
December 24, 2020
David Halbert
Joining a growing field of city council hopefuls in next year’s municipal election, David Halbert of Dorchester announced last week that he will again seek an at-large seat on the panel.
“I’m incredibly grateful for the support our campaign has seen so far. It’s clear that our vision of greater representation and ambitious public policy makes our city stronger, more progressive, and more inclusive, which speaks to this unique moment in Boston’s history,” Halbert said in a statement.
If elected, Halbert, who says he has raised $25,000 in campaign funds from grassroots supporters, would become the first Black man on the council since 2011, when Tito Jackson won a seat in a special election.