Ward 1 Democratic Committee Endorses: Walsh, Flaherty, Wu,
Essaibi-George & Passacantilli
An endorsement meeting of the Ward 1 Democratic Committee
was held on Wednesday, September 6th at the Bcyf Paris Street Community
Center. The purpose of this meeting was to consider endorsements for
Municipal offices on the ballot in the upcoming election.
The
meeting was attended by seventeen (17) members of the Ward committee.
The candidates who addressed the committee in person included one
candidate for Mayor: Mayor Marty Walsh, four candidates for City
Councilor At Large: City Councilor Michael Flaherty, Councilor Michelle
Wu, Will King and Domingos DaRosa and two candidates for Distrcit 1 City
Councilor: Stephen Passacantilli and Margaret Farmer for Boston City
Council.
The following candidates sent representatives to speak
on their behalf: Lydia Edwards for Boston City Council candidate for
District 1 City Councilor. All certified candidates for the three
offices were invited to attend.
The candidates or their
representatives each delivered speeches about their backgrounds,
qualifications and their platforms. The candidates presented great
information and those in attendance asked some great questions, which
spurred a lively and informative discussion.
Following the
presentations by the candidates the Ward committee took an endorsement
vote, with 17 members in attendance at the time of the vote a minimum of
12 votes was required for a candidate endorsement.
The committee
voted to endorse the following candidates: Mayor Martin J. Walsh for
Mayor, Councilor Michael Flaherty, Councilor Michelle Wu and Annissa for
Boston for City Councilor At Large, and Stephen Passacantilli for
District 1 City Councilor.
Voters head to the polls on September
26, 2017 for the preliminary election. Questions? Contact Ward 1
chairman Michael Sulprizio at bosward1dems@gmail.comt. You can also
follow the Ward Committee on Twitter @ward1demsEB or “Like” us on
Facebook at
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Source: Ward 1 Democrats
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