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Matt O'Malley

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

Boston City Council District 6

Years in office: 2011 - 2022

Successor:Kendra Lara (Nonpartisan)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

Education

High school

Boston Latin School

Bachelor's

George Washington University

Matt O'Malley was a member of theBoston City Council in Massachusetts, representingDistrict 6. O'Malley assumed office in 2011. O'Malley left office on January 3, 2022.

O'Malley ran for re-election to theBoston City Council to representDistrict 6 in Massachusetts. O'Malley won in the general election onNovember 5, 2019.

Biography

O'Malley attended Boston Latin School and George Washington University. His professional experience includes working as a political director at MassEquality and as director of legislative affairs for Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral.^[1]

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2019)

General election

General election for Boston City Council District 6

IncumbentMatt O'Malley won election in the general election for Boston City Council District 6 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt O'Malley (Nonpartisan)	95.4	8,842
		Other/Write-in votes	4.6	427

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. IncumbentMatt O'Malley advanced from the primary for Boston City Council District 6.

2017

See also:Municipal elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2017)

The city ofBoston, Massachusetts, held elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on September 26, 2017. All 13 seats on the city council were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 23, 2017.

IncumbentMatt O'Malley ran unopposed in the general election for District 6 on the Boston City Council.^[2]

Boston City Council, District 6 General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Matt O'MalleyIncumbent (unopposed)	97.94%	14,230
Write-in votes	2.06%	299
Total Votes		14,529
Source:City of Boston, "Official Ward 6 Election Results," accessed November 27, 2017

2015

See also:Boston, Massachusetts municipal elections, 2015

The city ofBoston, Massachusetts, held elections forcity council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on September 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 19, 2015. All 13 city council seats were up for election. In District 6, incumbentMatt O'Malley ran unopposed.^[3]

Campaign themes

2019

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