Murphy led at-large haul in September

Councillor Murphy

Incumbent at-large City Councillor Erin Murphy outpaced her colleagues in fundraising during the month of September, according to data from the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) released on Tuesday.

Murphy, who lives in Dorchester, raised $43,956. The next largest figure issued for a citywide candidate – $30,162 – was for Bridget Nee-Walsh, who hopes to win one of four at-large seats next month.

Incumbent Councillor-at-Large Ruthzee Louijeune raised $26,790 and still has more total “cash on hand” then any other at-large candidate on next month’s ballot with $182,645 as of last week. Incumbent Julia Mejia raised the least of the sitting citywide councillors with $16,327.60. She has $40,854 on hand for the final election.

Mejia was outpaced by newcomer Henry Santana, who raised $18,153.34 in September and has $33,960 in his coffers at the moment. Michael Flaherty, who is not running for re-election, has the largest balance of all at-large councillors with $193,456 in the bank.


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