Mayoral hopefuls face off on racial justice before NAACP By Stephanie Ebbert Globe Staff,Updated May 6, 2021, 11:40 p.m. Email to a Friend Boston's declared mayoral candidates, from left: Kim Janey, Annissa Essaibi-George, Jon Santiago, Andrea Campbell, John Barros, and Michelle Wu.Boston Globe State Representative Jon Santiago told of a relative orphaned to AIDS who inspired him to his work in emergency medicine and public service. Councilor Annissa Essaibi George spoke of her Polish grandparentsâ meeting in a displaced persons camp and the impoverished upbringing of her father, a Tunisian Arab Muslim. And Councilor Andrea Campbell told of inequities she witnessed firsthand as her twin brother floundered and died in law enforcement custody.