In a crowded, diverse mayoral field, where does Marty Walshâs base go?
By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated May 7, 2021, 5:33 p.m.
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In 2017, Martin J. Walsh kicked off his reelection campaign outside Florian Hall in Dorchester.JohnTlumacki
Martin J. Walshâs ascension from City Hall to US labor secretary not only triggered a crowded scramble in this yearâs mayorâs race but also raised the question of which candidate might inherit the voter base that powered the Dorchester Democratâs victories.
While dozens of labor groups â Teamsters, painters, pipefitters â endorsed Walsh when he was running for mayor, providing his campaign with an army of volunteers, their support appears to be fracturing in this election.
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I’m Lisa Kashinsky, the new author of Massachusetts Playbook. Some of you may recognize my byline from the Boston Herald, The Eagle-Tribune, Wicked Local and the Patriot Ledger. You also may have seen me on Beacon Hill or on the campaign trail in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Kim Janey was sworn in as acting mayor of Boston on March 24. She is also one of eight candidates running to be elected as Boston s next mayor in November s municipal election. So, is there a difference between the office she currently holds and the one she seeks? The short answer is yes. As for how they differ? It s complicated.
Janey became the acting mayor because she was serving as president of the Boston City Council at the time of Marty Walsh s departure, as prescribed in the Boston city charter. Section 11B reads in part, whenever there is a vacancy in the office of mayor from any cause, the president of the city council, while such absence, inability or vacancy continues, shall perform the duties of mayor.”