Boston City Council
The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year ...
elections were held on November 6, 2007. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the
general election
A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from By-election, by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. Gener ...
, as the incumbents in districts 1, 2, 5, 6, and 8 were unopposed. Two seats (districts 7 and 9) had also been contested in the
preliminary election held on September 25, 2007.
At-large
Councillors
Michael F. Flaherty,
Stephen J. Murphy, and
Sam Yoon were re-elected, while incumbent
Felix D. Arroyo was beaten for the final seat by
John R. Connolly.
District 1
Councillor
Salvatore LaMattina ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 2
Councillor
Bill Linehan
William P. Linehan is an American politician who was a member and president of the Boston City Council in Massachusetts. He represented District 2, which includes Downtown Boston, the South End, South Boston and Chinatown.
Early life
Linehan ...
ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 3
Councillor
Maureen Feeney was re-elected.
District 4
Councillor
Charles Yancey
Charles Calvin Yancey (born December 28, 1948)["Boston City Council: Cha ...](_blank)
was re-elected.
District 5
Councillor
Robert Consalvo
Robert Consalvo (born July 16, 1969) is a Massachusetts House of Representatives, Massachusetts State Representative, the former chief of staff for Boston Public Schools, and a former member of the Boston City Council. For 12 years he represented ...
ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 6
Councillor
John M. Tobin Jr. ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 7
Councillor
Chuck Turner
Charles Turner (June 10, 1940 – December 25, 2019) was an American politician and activist, who served on the Boston City Council representing District 7. Turner was a member of the Green-Rainbow Party Massachusetts affiliate to the national ...
was re-elected.
write-in votes
District 8
Councillor
Michael P. Ross ran unopposed and was re-elected.
District 9
The seat formerly held by
Jerry P. McDermott was won by
Mark Ciommo. McDermott had announced in May 2007 that he would not seek re-election.
See also
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List of members of the Boston City Council
This is a list of members of the Boston City Council, both past and present, serving the people of Boston, Massachusetts.
Council member selection
Since 1984, the council has consisted of 13 members; four members elected at-large and nine mem ...
References
Further reading
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External links
2007 Election Resultsat boston.gov
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Boston City Council
The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year ...