Boston City Council
The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year terms and there is no ...
elections were held on November 3, 2009. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the
general election, as the incumbents in districts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 were unopposed. Seven seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 7, and 9) had also been contested in the
preliminary election held on September 22, 2009.
At-large
Councillors
John R. Connolly and
Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected to their at-large seats. Incumbents
Michael F. Flaherty
Michael F. Flaherty (born May 4, 1969) is an at-large member of the Boston City Council. Flaherty is a member of the United States Democratic Party. He was elected Boston City Council Vice President in 2001 and Boston City Council President from ...
and
Sam Yoon did not run for re-election as they were running for
Mayor of Boston
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; their seats were won by
Felix G. Arroyo
Felix G. Arroyo (born May 25, 1979) is an American political figure from Boston. Arroyo was elected to an at-large seat on the Boston City Council in November 2009, and re-elected in November 2011, serving for two terms before unsuccessfully runn ...
and
Ayanna Pressley
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. Pressley's victory made her first woman of color to be elected to the council in its history.
District 1
Councillor
Salvatore LaMattina
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Salvatore "Sal" J. LaMattina (born September 8, 1959, in East Boston) is an American politician who is a former member of the Boston City Council. He represented District 1, which includes the North End, East Boston, and Charlestown, se ...
was re-elected.
District 2
Councillor
Bill Linehan ran unopposed.
District 3
Councillor
Maureen Feeney
Maureen Feeney is an American politician who served on the Boston City Council and was the City Clerk of Boston, Massachusetts.
City Council
From 1994 to 2011 she represented Dorchester on the Boston City Council. She served as City Council pr ...
ran unopposed.
District 4
Councillor
Charles Yancey
Charles Calvin Yancey (born December 28, 1948, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States) ran unopposed.
District 5
Councillor
Robert Consalvo ran unopposed.
District 6
General election
Councillor
John M. Tobin, Jr. ran unopposed.
Special election
In August 2010, Tobin resigned his seat to take a position as Vice President for City and Community Affairs at
Northeastern University. The seat was filled via a special election on November 16, 2010, with the preliminary election on October 19, 2010.
Matt O'Malley
Matthew Joseph O'Malley is an American politician and businessman who served as president of the Boston City Council in 2021. He was elected as the District 6 representative in a special election on November 16, 2010, and was re-elected in 2011 ...
was elected to serve the remainder of Tobin's term, defeating James W. Hennigan III, brother of former council member
Maura Hennigan
Maura A. Hennigan (born 1952) is an American politician who currently serves as the Clerk Magistrate of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Superior Court Criminal/Business Division. She is a former member of the Boston City Council and was a mayoral ...
.
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District 7
General election
Councillor Chuck Turner was re-elected.
Special election
On December 1, 2010, Turner was expelled by an 11–1 vote, following his corruption conviction, making him the first councillor to be expelled in the history of the modern Boston City Council.Tito Jackson
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was elected to serve the remainder of Turner's term.
District 8
Councillor Michael P. Ross was re-elected.
District 9
Councillor Mark Ciommo
Mark Ciommo (born November 19, 1956) is a Boston teacher and politician, who formerly served as a member of the Boston City Council representing District 9 (Allston–Brighton).
Early years
Ciommo was raised in Allston-Brighton by Louise Rufo, ...
was re-elected.
See also
* List of members of Boston City Council
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
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* Boston mayoral election, 2009
The 2009 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, between incumbent Mayor of Boston Thomas Menino, and Michael F. Flaherty, member of the Boston City Council and former Council president. Menino was re-elected to a fifth te ...
References
External links
2009 Election Results
at boston.gov
{{2009 United States elections
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Boston city council
The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year terms and there is no ...
Boston City Council
The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year terms and there is no ...