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 3, 2009. 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 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 were unopposed. Seven seats (the four at-large members, and districts 1, 7, and 9) had also been contested in the
preliminary election held on September 22, 2009.
At-large
Councillors
John R. Connolly and
Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected to their at-large seats. Incumbents
Michael F. Flaherty and
Sam Yoon did not run for re-election as they were running for
Mayor of Boston
The mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Boston has a mayor–council government. Boston's mayoral elections are nonpartisan (as are all municipal elections in Boston), and elect a m ...
; their seats were won by
Felix G. Arroyo and
Ayanna Pressley
Ayanna Soyini Pressley (born February 3, 1974) is an American politician who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district since 2019. This district, which was once re ...
. Pressley's victory made her first woman of color to be elected to the council in its history.
District 1
Councillor
Salvatore LaMattina 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.
District 3
Councillor
Maureen Feeney ran unopposed.
District 4
Councillor
Charles Yancey
Charles Calvin Yancey (born December 28, 1948)["Boston City Council: Cha ...](_blank)
ran unopposed.
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.
District 6
General election
Councillor
John M. Tobin, Jr. ran unopposed.
Special election
In August 2010, Tobin resigned his seat to take a position as Vice President for City and Community Affairs at
Northeastern University
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. The seat was filled via a special election on November 16, 2010, with the preliminary election on October 19, 2010.
Matt O'Malley
Matthew Joseph O'Malley (born September 20, 1979) is an American politician and businessman who served six terms a member of the Boston City Council. He was elected as the District 6 representative in a Boston City Council election, 2009, special ...
was elected to serve the remainder of Tobin's term, defeating James W. Hennigan III, brother of former council member
Maura Hennigan.
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District 7
General election
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.
Special election
On December 1, 2010, Turner was expelled by an 11–1 vote, following his corruption conviction, making him the first councillor to be expelled in the history of the modern Boston City Council.Tito Jackson
Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (October 15, 1953 – September 15, 2024) was an American musician. He was a founding member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons), a group who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with the Motown la ...
was elected to serve the remainder of Turner's term.
District 8
Councillor Michael P. Ross was re-elected.
District 9
Councillor Mark Ciommo was re-elected.
See also
* 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 ...
* 2009 Boston mayoral election
References
External links
2009 Election Results
at 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 ...
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 ...
Ayanna Pressley