State Representative Jon Santiago became the fourth candidate to announce a run for Boston mayor in February. He’s currently serving his second term in the state legislature, where he represents much...
Alex Gray of Jamaica Plain is running to secure a seat at the table for the disability community in Boston’s city council.
If elected, Gray would be Boston's first blind city councilor.
Michael...
Said Abdikarim, a Boston native with backgrounds in business and technology, is running for Boston City Council at-large seat this year.
Candidates also running for an at-large seat include incumbent...
Nick Vance is a Boston native with a background in youth community leadership and workforce development who is running for Boston City Council at-large seat.
Bates is running against at least 15 other...
Kendra Hicks is a candidate running to represent Boston’s District 6, which includes Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, and Roslindale, in the City Council. As a first generation Afro-Dominicana, she would...
Joel Richards, a Boston elementary school teacher, is running for Boston City Council to represent District 4, an area that includes parts of Jamaica Plain, Dorchester, Mattapan and Roslindale. Andrea...
Boston City Councilor At-Large Annissa Essaibi George declared her candidacy for mayor at the end of January, shortly after President Biden nominated Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary.
The daughter...
At 23 years old, the Rev. Jacob Urena would be one of Boston’s youngest city councilors to date. On Oct. 19, Urena began campaigning for the District 4 seat, currently held by Andrea Campbell, as Campbell...
Election Day 2020 is here and the Scope will be giving you updates on what's happening at polling locations in different Boston neighborhoods including West Roxbury, the South End and Fenway. The 2020...
Lex Weaver, Audience Engagement Editor
• October 5, 2020
"I am a firm believer that the government needs to do a better job of listening and talking less. I'm often uncomfortable when it's just like ‘Come on and talk for 20 minutes. I'm like ‘No, can we have a conversation?’"
Voting by mail is available to all voters for all elections in 2020 thanks to a new law in Massachusetts prompted by COVID-19 safety concerns. Registered voters do not need an excuse to vote by mail in...
![Worcester, MA — Pearson’s recent piece “Lipstick on a Pig” contends with her self-perception. The title of the painting came to her first, “fixating in [her] head quite a lot,” Pearson said.](https://thescopeboston.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2-300x200.jpg)