2021 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections are scheduled to be held on November 2, 2021. Voters will elect councillors for all 13 seats; nine from districts of the city and four selected at-large. A preliminary election, if needed, would be held on September 21.[1] A preliminary election is held when any district seat has more than two candidates, and when there are more than eight candidates for the four at-large seats. Council members elected in November 2021 will be inaugurated in January 2022. By law, Boston municipal elections are nonpartisan—candidates do not represent a specific political party.
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Incumbents
The council entered 2021 with the following incumbent members:[2]
| District | Name | Entered office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| At-large | Annissa Essaibi George | January 2016 | [3] |
| Michael F. Flaherty | January 2014 | [4] | |
| Julia Mejia | January 2020 | [5] | |
| Michelle Wu | January 2014 | [6] | |
| 1 | Lydia Edwards | January 2018 | [7] |
| 2 | Edward M. Flynn | January 2018 | [8] |
| 3 | Frank Baker | January 2012 | [9] |
| 4 | Andrea Campbell | January 2016 | [10] |
| 5 | Ricardo Arroyo | January 2020 | [11] |
| 6 | Matt O'Malley | November 2010 | [12] |
| 7 | Kim Janey | January 2018 | [13] |
| 8 | Kenzie Bok | January 2020 | [14] |
| 9 | Liz Breadon | January 2020 | [15] |
Council President
Announcements
- On September 15, 2020, at-large councilor Michelle Wu announced her candidacy for mayor and is not expected to seek re-election to the council.[16][lower-alpha 1]
- On September 24, 2020, District 4 councilor Andrea Campbell announced her candidacy for mayor and is not expected to seek re-election to the council.[18][lower-alpha 1]
- On December 2, 2020, District 6 councilor Matt O'Malley announced that he would not seek re-election.[19]
- On January 7, 2021, then-U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Mayor Marty Walsh as U.S. Secretary of Labor.[20] If Walsh is confirmed, Kim Janey would become Acting Mayor and would not be expected to seek re-election to the council.[21]
- On January 28, 2021, at-large councilor Annissa Essaibi George announced her candidacy for mayor and is not expected to seek re-election to the council.[22][lower-alpha 1]
Candidates
This section lists persons who have announced their intent to seek election. To appear on the ballot, candidates must file nomination papers at Boston City Hall by 5:00 p.m. on May 18 with a sufficient number of certified signatures of registered voters. The number of signatures required varies: 1,500 signatures for candidates seeking at-large seats, or 200 signatures for candidates seeking district seats, except for District 7 (195 signatures), District 8 (130 signatures), and District 9 (164 signatures).[1]
At-large
- Domingos DaRosa, former candidate for Boston City Councilor at-large[23]
- Althea Garrison, former Boston City Councilor at-large and perennial candidate[23]
- Alex Gray, policy analyst at Boston City Hall[24]
- David Halbert, former aid for city council and to Governor Deval Patrick[25]
- Nick Vance, political action co-chair for the Boston NAACP[23]
District 7
- Leon Rivera[30]
Notes
- It is possible for a candidate in Boston to run for both city council and mayor. Charles Yancey did so in 2013;[17] he was eliminated from the mayoral race in the preliminary election, and was re-elected to his District 4 seat on the city council in the general election.
References
- "2021 Election Calendar". Boston.gov. Boston Elections Commission. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- "City Council". boston.gov. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/annissa-essaibi-george
- https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/michael-flaherty
- https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/julia-mejia
- https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/michelle-wu
- https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/lydia-edwards
- https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/ed-flynn
- https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/frank-baker
- https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/andrea-campbell
- https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/ricardo-arroyo
- https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/matt-omalley
- https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/kim-janey
- https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/kenzie-bok
- https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/liz-breadon
- "It's official: I'm running for Mayor because Boston should be a city for everyone. Now's the time for bold, urgent leadership". Twitter.com. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- Shanley, Peter (August 2, 2013). "Yancey draws criticism in District 4 race". Jamaica Plain Gazette. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- "Andrea Campbell announces campaign to be Boston mayor | Boston.com". www.boston.com. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Gavin, Christopher (December 3, 2020). "Boston City Councilor Matt O'Malley won't seek re-election next year". Boston.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- Staff, Politico (7 January 2021). "Biden chooses Boston mayor Walsh as Labor secretary". POLITICO. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- DeCosta-Klipa, Nik (January 8, 2021). "Two candidates are already in the race to be Boston's next mayor. More are looking to join". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- McDonald, Danny (January 27, 2021). "Councilor Essaibi-George jumps into the mayoral fray". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021.
- Kilgannon, Maddie (2021-01-27). "Garrison says she'll 'definitely be on the ballot' this year; The question is: which one?". Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- Ertischek, David (October 6, 2020). "Jamaica Plain's Alex Gray Running for At-Large Council Seat". jamaicaplainnews.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- Ertischek, David (December 24, 2020). "David Halbert Running for At-Large Boston City Council Seat". jamaicaplainnews.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- Trojano, Katie (January 14, 2021). "Amid shuffle at City Hall, additional council bids emerge". dotnews.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- Blackley, Taylor (November 19, 2020). "Local minister, BLM activist and leader in Faneuil Hall name change effort runs for City Council". thescopeboston.org. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- Ertischek, David (September 9, 2020). "Kendra Hicks to Challenge O'Malley in Boston City Council Race". jamaicaplainnews.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- adamg (December 9, 2020). "Former School Committee member from West Roxbury running for council seat O'Malley is giving up". universalhub.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- @BosLeonRivera (January 15, 2021). "I am humbled by the overwhelming support from our community! Excited to continue sharing my vision for District 7 with our residents who have felt left out for far too long! I invite you to join our grassroots campaign at LeonRivera.com" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Further reading
- McDonald, Danny (November 14, 2020). "City councilor to mayor? In Boston, it's typically an uphill climb for challengers". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
External links
- Election office at boston.gov
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