Walsh makes it official, endorses Warren Tolman in AG race

Warren Tolman, one of the two Democrats running for attorney general, on Tuesday will highlight the official backing of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, who helped Tolman to a narrow edge over rival Maura Healey at the Democratic Party convention in June.

Walsh, a former labor leader and state representative who was elected as mayor in 2013, will join Tolman at a park outside Flames Restaurant on Blue Hill Avenue for a formal endorsement.

Walsh is staying out of in other statewide races, but backed Tolman at the Worcester convention and asked his delegates to do the same. Warren Tolman, a former state senator from Watertown, is the brother of Steve Tolman, the head of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO. At the convention, Tolman received 2,254 delegate votes to Healey’s 2,094 votes.

Jordan Deasy, a top Walsh supporter, blasted out an email out to members of Team Walsh on Tuesday, ahead of the campaign event, saying, “This will be a very tight race in Boston, and we are relying on our team to help deliver Boston for Tolman.”

Healey is a former prosecutor who lives in Charlestown. The winner of the Sept. 9 Democratic primary will face off against John Miller, a Republican attorney from Winchester. The campaign event with Walsh and Tolman is scheduled for 4:15 p.m.

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