Bill Walczak jumps into race for Boston mayor
Related: Past job may be hurdle for mayoral candidate Walczak
He stood up to Cerberus, huh?
Who else is running?
Who else is running?
"Council’s Ross joins Boston’s mayoral field; Speaks of inclusion and cites his heritage" by Andrew Ryan | Globe Staff, April 11, 2013
City Councilor Michael P. Ross’s father, Stephan, survived the Holocaust, spending five years in 10 concentration camps until US troops liberated him from Dachau in 1945.
I don't need to be constantly reminded about that.
“I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the soldiers who freed my father,” said Ross, who then described Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. “What my family went through at the hands of a democratically elected government has never left me. I really believe that we all have a duty to be involved in our government.”
Nothing personal, but I'm kinda sick of seeing that guy in my paper all the time, too. He's been dead for nearly 70 years. We have plenty of real-live fascists walking around today, mostly in business suits.
Ross, 41, would be the city’s first mayor of Jewish heritage. As the child of an immigrant, he said he has a connection to the city’s newest residents. He also has an indelible tie to the region’s gay community: His mother has been in a committed relationship with a woman for 35 years....
Your family is f***ed up, dude.
Other declared candidates include Bill Walczak, a founder of the Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester; Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley; city councilors Rob Consalvo, Felix G. Arroyo, and John R. Connolly; and state Representative Martin J. Walsh....
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A shallow pool of would-be successors
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And the big question for them all: Who will inherit Menino’s political machine?
Related:
Five Terms Enough For Boston Mayor Menino
How Mayor Menino decided it was time to go
The kingdom of Menino
How Menino played the inside game to become mayor
Does Boston need a CEO as mayor?
Mitt Romney for mayor of Boston
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