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Tracker: Who is running for mayor in Boston?
Here’s who has announced their candidacies so far.
A history of Black candidates running to be Boston’s mayor
In the past half-century, a little more than a dozen Black Bostonians have run for the post. Just two, Mel King in 1983 and former Roxbury councilor Tito Jackson in 2017, made it to the general election.
Will Acting Mayor Janey run for a full term?
While Acting Mayor Kim Janey has yet to say whether she plans to run for a full term, she does not appear to be treating her new role as Boston’s chief executive as a months-long stewardship.
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See photos of Kim Janey’s historic swearing-in ceremony
During the event, Kim Janey basked in the pride of her loved ones while promising to bring an urgency to her new job. As acting mayor she’ll face a number of challenges, some that existed long before the COVID-19 pandemic and some that have cropped up in the past year.
Days away from Walsh departure, Boston’s equity chief is resigning
Karilyn Crockett, who was appointed the city’s first equity chief last summer and is rumored to be a potential mayoral candidate, is resigning from her Cabinet-level post.
In Boston mayoral race, Campbell continues to top in campaign cash
Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell continues to top the increasingly crowded field of mayoral candidates in campaign cash, although two other contenders outraised the Mattapan Democrat last month, state records show.
A $50 million cut to BPD’s budget? Campbell pitch shows police reform will be key issue in mayoral race
Police reform promises to continue to be a top issue in this year’s rapidly developing mayoral contest.
Santiago, a South End lawmaker, launches bid for Boston mayor
Jon Santiago, an emergency room doctor and second-term state representative, is joining the Boston mayoral field.
Janey, soon to be acting Boston mayor, names her chief of staff
Soon-to-be acting mayor of Boston Kim Janey has named her chief of staff: Chris Osgood, the city’s chief of streets.