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Boston Mayoral Election, 2005
The 2005 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, between incumbent Mayor of Boston, mayor Thomas Menino and Boston City Council, City Councilor Maura Hennigan. Menino was re-elected to a fourth term. As Menino and Hennigan were the only two candidates, no primary election, preliminary election was held. 36% of registered voters turned out to vote in the election. Candidates *Maura Hennigan, Boston City Councilor since 1982 *Thomas Menino, Mayor of Boston since 1993 Endorsements Results See also *Mayor of Boston#List, List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References Mayoral elections in Boston 2005 United States mayoral elections, Boston 2005 Massachusetts elections, Boston mayoral 2005 in Boston, Mayoral election November 2005 events in the United States, Boston mayoral election {{Massachusetts-election-stub ...
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Thomas Menino
Thomas Michael Menino (December 27, 1942 – October 30, 2014) was an American politician who served as the 53rd mayor of Boston, from 1993 to 2014. He was the city's longest-serving mayor. He was elected mayor in 1993 after first serving three months in the position of "acting mayor" following the resignation of his predecessor Raymond Flynn (who had been appointed United States ambassador to the Holy See). Before serving as mayor, Menino was a member of Boston City Council and had been elected president of the City Council in 1993. Dubbed an "urban mechanic", Menino had a reputation for focusing on "nuts and bolts" issues and enjoyed very high public approval ratings as mayor. During his tenure, Boston saw a significant amount of new development, including the Seaport District, the redevelopment of Dudley Square (today known as "Nubian Square"), and the redevelopment of the area surrounding Fenway Park. Alongside this development, gentrification priced some longtime residents o ...
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