By Bill Forry and Maddie Kilgannon January 27, 2021 Bill Forry and Maddie Kilgannon Annissa Essaibi George will formally announce her candidacy for Mayor of Boston on Thursday in East Boston. Images courtesy Essaibi George campaign. Annissa Essaibi George, a citywide councillor and former Boston schoolteacher with deep roots in Dorchester, will announce her candidacy for mayor of Boston today. The 47-year-old mother of four and small business owner will join what is now a three-woman race— including two of her colleagues from the council— to succeed Mayor Martin Walsh, who is expected to resign in the coming days. She will launch her campaign outside of East Boston High School, where she worked for 13 years as a BPS educator before running for public office.