Tuesday, October 18, 2005

That's amore

What's with Sam Yoon and the Italians?

In September's preliminary city-council election, Yoon--who's seeking an at-large Boston City Council seat--parlayed an endorsement from House Speaker Sal DiMasi into a strong finish in the North End. By my calculations, Yoon got 347 votes in the neighborhood, second only to Patricia White, who received 385. And White had two big advantages: she's the daughter of an ex-mayor, and she was a female candidate running in an area increasingly populated by young, single women. (The next three at-large finishers in the North End: Michael Flaherty with 261, Steve Murphy with 249, and John Connolly with 203.)

Now District 1 Councilor Paul Scapicchio, who represents the North End and East Boston, has publicly endorsed Yoon as well. The endorsement--which was announced in a 1 p.m. press conference today--is the second endorsement from a sitting councilor for a challenger in this year's at-large campaign.* (District 8 councilor Michael Ross made the first endorsement by throwing his endorsement to Patricia White.)

NOTE: I had mistakenly pegged Scapicchio's endorsement of Yoon as the first endorsement from a sitting councilor for an at-large large challenger. Thanks to Anonymous for setting me straight.

10/18/2005 4:00:00 PM by Adam | Comments [0] |
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