2013 elections

On a humid Tuesday afternoon, Bill Walczak was waiting outside City Hall. His mayoral campaign, like the others struggling for attention in a 12-person field, had just been handed a small gift from a few floors above: an agreement between the city and... Read more
The Sept. 24 preliminary is 27 days away. In today's round-up: City Councillor Michael Ross releases his first TV ad, while fellow City Councillor Rob Consalvo highlights a blighted property in his new ad. -- Ross’s ad features the District 8 councillor... Read more
There are 28 days left before the Sept. 24 preliminary and 70 days left before the Nov. 5 final election. -- Bill Walczak’s campaign has released its first television ad, scheduled to air on WCVB during the 6 p.m. hour, his campaign said. The ad focuses... Read more
In July, the Dorchester Reporter prepared its own questionnaire for mayoral candidates and asked each of the 12 candidates on the Sept. ballot to participate. To date, nine of the 12 candidates have submitted the survey, which included biographical... Read more
Nine of the twelve mayoral candidates have weighed in on a host of topics – from gun violence to the names of their role models – that were included in a questionnaire they received from the Dorchester Reporter. They offer varied and sometimes lengthy... Read more
Connolly Embraces Ed Reform Support, Minus Money from Chris Lovett on Vimeo. Stand for Children, an education reform group, was poised Wednesday to spend $500,000 to benefit the Boston mayoral campaign of City Councilor John Connolly. The candidate,... Read more
There are 34 days left until the Sept. 24 preliminary election and 76 days until the Nov. 5 final election. City Councillor At-Large John Connolly highlighted his 2011 discovery of expired frozen food in Boston Public Schools when he ran for reelection... Read more
City Councillor Rob Consalvo is again challenging his rivals to sign onto his pledge to limit the influence of independent expenditure groups in the race to succeed Mayor Thomas Menino. This time, he’s doing it on the radio. “What we don’t need is the... Read more
City Councillor Michael Ross on Sunday became the latest mayoral candidate to take aim at state Rep. Marty Walsh, a fellow mayoral hopeful. Standing outside the State House, Ross hit Walsh for voting for a transportation financing package that “does not... Read more
City Councillor John Connolly and his wife, who live in West Roxbury, also have two additional kids, Clare and Teddy. New Undecided Voter! Mary Katherine "MaryKate" Connolly, 8lbs 12oz @ 12:56pm. Mom & MaryKate doing great. #prouddad pic.twitter.com/... Read more

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