Boston Mayoral Race Historic with First Black Woman Candidate Charlotte Golar-Richie

By Anonymous -

 When Boston Mayor Tomas Menino announced his decision to retire from politics after a 20-year hold on the mayor seat, a whopping 15 candidates ran for the title. With the race split and down to 12 candidates; 6 color – all eyes are on Charlotte Golar-Richie. With supporters from Harvard professor Charles Ogeltree to Reverend Eugene Rivers, Charlotte’s backing of Boston’s elite continues to grow.

On September 24th, only two candidates will remain standing once the smoke settles, and if Boston voters make the historic moves they’ve made the past few years, the mayor’s seat could be filled by a black woman. Boston elected its first Haitian woman as State Senator [Linda Dorcena Forry]; and its first woman United States Senator, Elizabeth Murray. In 2009, State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz made history as the first Latina woman to hold office, and still holds that position.

As Boston voters ready for the ballot box, the sitting mayor, Thomas Menino announced on a local radio program that if Charlotte Golar-Richie wins this race, it would be “national news”. In our opinion, it already is. She’s the first woman candidate for mayor in the history of Boston. In 1983, Mel King was the first black man to run for mayor, making it to the general election.

“This is history. The fact that Charlotte Golar-Richie is running makes it historic. She’s not just a black woman running for mayor, she’s qualified to run. People should be excited, and people should be out here on the ground making history happen with us,” said State Representative Gloria Fox. “We need to be active in this race. Come September 24, we will be victorious in the primary and on to the general election.”

Charlotte Golar-Richie is a former state representative from Dorchester, Massachusetts with an MBA under her belt. Mrs. Richie also ran the Department of Neighborhood Development, overseeing 200 in the agency with a $100 million budget. During her eight-years as head of that department, she created nearly 18,000 housing units and brought jobs to the neighborhoods. Learn more at www.charlotteformayor.com.

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