Gigi Coletta, Lydia Edwards's chief of staff, will replace her on the city council

By adamg on Tue, 05/03/2022 - 10:05pm

City election results show Gigi Coletta won the special election today to fill the rest of Lydia Edwards's two-year term as city councilor for District 1 (Charlestown, East Boston, North End), defeating Tania Del Rio.

Edwards resigned the seat after winning election to the state Senate.

Coletta also handily beat a North End restaurant owner who learned he should stick to running a restaurant and trying to sue the city rather than running a haphazard last-minute write-in campaign.

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Tania was a very impressive

By East Boston on Tue, 05/03/2022 - 10:24pm.

Tania was a very impressive candidate and she ran a great campaign. I hope we see her again

Tania is great.

By anon on Fri, 05/06/2022 - 1:06pm.

Tania has done a lot for the city already, particularly when she was at City Hall.

I hope she stays active in the political sphere.

City Councilor...No Thanks

By Username Unknown on Wed, 05/04/2022 - 4:00pm.

I can't imagine why anyone would want to be a City Councilor other than accepting it as a necessary step to the job they really want. I suspect the very first day they are appointed they are planning a path to another job or position.

Read Mike Freedberg's analysis of how Gigi Coletta won

By fconte on Thu, 05/05/2022 - 6:21pm.

Much-needed analysis of local politics can be found in Mike Freedberg's piece at www.eastboston.com.
https://eastboston.com/?p=6007