![]() ![]() Sean Garballey and Christopher Worrell, and former state Rep. MacGregor, who’s seen as the more moderate pick, has O’Malley and Coppinger’s backing. Unions have largely lined up behind MacGregor, a loan officer and former chief of staff for past Boston City Councilor Matt O’Malley. So, too, has “an increasing progressive-activist presence,” said Jon Cohn, policy director at Progressive Massachusetts, which has endorsed Orthman. Charlie Baker in 2014.īut redistricting made the 10th Suffolk more progressive by adding precincts in JP and Roslindale. And Coppinger was considered a centrist Democrat who was willing to break with his party to back Republican Gov. The West Roxbury-based district, which includes parts of Jamaica Plain and Roslindale and a slice of Brookline, has historically been more conservative than other parts of Boston. It’s a race that reflects Boston’s changing politics - and that puts the leftward shift seen in the 2021 mayoral and council races to the test in one of the city’s last conservative-leaning bastions. Three candidates - Bill MacGregor of West Roxbury, Robert Orthman of Roslindale and Celia Segel of Jamaica Plain - are vying for the seat Ed Coppinger vacated when he joined MassBio in March. Moran’s only opponent, Amparo “Chary” Ortiz, dropped out last month and endorsed him. South End Democrat John Moran is all but certain to take over the 9th Suffolk seat Jon Santiago left to become veterans secretary. With no Republicans on the ballot in either race, the May 30 general election is expected to be little more than a formality for the Democrats who come out on top in the 9th and 10th Suffolk district primaries. BOSTON’S SHIFTING POLITICS ON THE BALLOT - Two new state representatives will effectively be crowned in today’s special elections. ![]()
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