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, 2015. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the
general election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
, as the incumbents in districts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 were unopposed. Two seats (districts 4 and 7) had also been contested in the
preliminary election held on September 8, 2015.
At-large
Councillors
Ayanna Pressley
Ayanna Soyini Pressley (born February 3, 1974) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district since 2019. This district includes the northern three quarters of Boston, most of Ca ...
,
Michelle Wu
Michelle Wu ( zh, t=吳弭, first=t; born January 14, 1985) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the mayor of Boston, mayor of Boston, Massachusetts since 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party ...
, and
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 ...
were re-elected, while Councillor
Stephen J. Murphy lost his seat to
Annissa Essaibi George
Annissa Essaibi George (born December 12, 1973) is an American politician who served as an at-large member of the Boston City Council. First elected in 2015, she served on the council from 2016 to 2022. She was a candidate in the 2021 Boston ma ...
.
write-in votes
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 ...
ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 2
Councillor
Bill Linehan
William P. Linehan is a former member and President of the Boston City Council in Boston, Massachusetts. He represented District 2, which includes Downtown Boston, the South End, South Boston and Chinatown.[Frank Baker
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was re-elected.
District 4
Councillor
Charles Yancey
Charles Calvin Yancey (born December 28, 1948, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States) was defeated by
Andrea Campbell
Andrea Joy Campbell (born June 11, 1982) is an American lawyer and politician who is the Attorney General-elect of Massachusetts. She is also a former member of the Boston City Council. On the city council, she represented District 4, which inclu ...
.
District 5
Councillor
Timothy McCarthy was re-elected.
District 6
Councillor
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 ...
ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 7
Councillor
Tito Jackson
Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953) is an American musician. He is an original member of the Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons), who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with the Motown label, and later had continued ...
was re-elected.
write-in votes
District 8
Councillor
Josh Zakim
Josh Zakim (born December 16, 1983) is a Boston politician, attorney, and community activist. He formerly served on the Boston City Council representing District 8, which includes Boston's Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway–Kenmore, Mission H ...
ran unopposed and 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, ...
ran unopposed and was re-elected.
See also
*
List of members of Boston City Council
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
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References
Further reading
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External links
2015 Election Resultsat boston.gov
Boston City Council Swearing In 2016at cityofboston.gov (January 4, 2016)
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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 ...