Alejandra Nicole St. Guillen, the first openly gay and Latinx woman running for a seat on the Boston City Council, earned voters’ support in yesterday’s preliminary election. Voters selected St. Guillen among their top eight candidates from a pool of fifteen in the city-wide preliminary.
The election that would put St. Guillen on the council takes place on Nov. 5.
St. Guillen is running to be elected city councilor-at-large, a seat that represents the entire city of Boston.
“Alejandra has spent her career in service to others,” stated Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. “She has preserved through great challenges in her life and these experiences have shaped her as a wife, a mom and a leader. We will all benefit from Alejandra’s fresh perspective on the Council and from her commitment to making Boston a more just place for all.”
“As a mother and homeowner in West Roxbury for the last 8 years, Alejandra knows and understands the issues facing our city and neighborhood,” stated Mass. State Rep. Edward F Coppinger in his endorsement for St. Guillen earlier this month.
“She has been a Boston Public School teacher, public servant and advocate for education equity and electoral reform. As someone who has spent her life in service to the people of Boston both inside and outside of government, Alejandra is prepared to hit the ground running on Day 1,” Coppinger said. Coppinger’s 10th Suffolk district covers West Roxbury, South Brookline and a portion of Roslindale.
Reported The Boston Globe today:
Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu, frequently mentioned as a potential future mayoral candidate, won more votes than anyone else in the City Council’s preliminary election Tuesday, as voters winnowed down the field of hopefuls who will appear on the November ballot.
Wu, alongside fellow at-large councilor incumbents Michael Flaherty, Annissa Essaibi-George, Althea Garrison and newcomers Alejandra Nicole St. Guillen, Julia Mejia, Erin J. Murphy, and David Halbert will move ahead to the city’s Nov. 5 municipal election, according to unofficial results.
The top finishers in a field of 15 candidates, they will vie for the four at-large seats on the city council.
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