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David Halbert
David Halbert ran for election for an at-large seat of the Boston City Council in Massachusetts. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Halbert completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2021)
General election
General election for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Boston City Council At-large on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Flaherty (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 62,602 |
| ✔ |  | Julia Mejia (Nonpartisan) | 17.3 | 62,058 |
| ✔ |  | Ruthzee Louijeune (Nonpartisan)  | 15.3 | 54,898 |
| ✔ |  | Erin Murphy (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 43,076 |
 | David Halbert (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 42,765 | |
| Carla Monteiro (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 39,876 | ||
| Bridget Nee-Walsh (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 27,591 | ||
 | Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 25,078 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,350 | ||
| Total votes: 359,294 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Boston City Council At-large on September 14, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Flaherty (Nonpartisan) | 15.0 | 41,509 |
| ✔ | | Julia Mejia (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 38,919 |
| ✔ | | Ruthzee Louijeune (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 33,546 |
| ✔ | | Erin Murphy (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 22,938 |
| ✔ | Carla Monteiro (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 18,911 | |
| ✔ | | David Halbert (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 17,012 |
| ✔ | | Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 16,906 |
| ✔ | Bridget Nee-Walsh (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 15,191 | |
| Kelly Bates (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 12,787 | ||
| Alexander Gray (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 11,320 | ||
| Jonathan Spillane (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 11,217 | ||
 | Said Abdikarim (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 7,767 | |
 | Domingos DaRosa (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 7,011 | |
 | Donnie Palmer (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 6,861 | |
 | Roy Owens (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 5,265 | |
| James Colimon (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 4,693 | ||
| Nick Vance (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 3,968 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 873 | ||
| Total votes: 276,694 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Halbert's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.
2019
See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2019)
General election
General election for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Boston City Council At-large on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 41,664 |
| ✔ |  | Annissa Essaibi George (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 34,109 |
| ✔ | | Michael Flaherty (Nonpartisan) | 16.6 | 33,284 |
| ✔ | | Julia Mejia (Nonpartisan) | 11.2 | 22,492 |
 | Alejandra St. Guillen (Nonpartisan) | 11.2 | 22,491 | |
| Erin Murphy (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 16,867 | |
| Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 16,189 | |
| David Halbert (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 13,214 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 704 | ||
| Total votes: 201,014 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Boston City Council At-large on September 24, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan) | 19.4 | 26,663 |
| ✔ | | Annissa Essaibi George (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 19,020 |
| ✔ | | Michael Flaherty (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 18,788 |
| ✔ | | Alejandra St. Guillen (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 11,929 |
| ✔ | | Julia Mejia (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 10,817 |
| ✔ | | Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 9,737 |
| ✔ | | Erin Murphy (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 9,398 |
| ✔ | | David Halbert (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 6,547 |
| Martin Keogh (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 6,249 | ||
| Jeffrey Ross (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 5,084 | ||
| Priscilla Flint-Banks (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 4,103 | ||
| Domingos DaRosa (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 2,843 | |
| Michel Denis (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 2,113 | ||
 | William King (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 1,811 | |
| Herb Alexander Lozano (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 1,511 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 767 | ||
| Total votes: 137,380 | |||
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Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Halbert completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Halbert's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Housing Justice: Creating a robust pipeline of affordable and accessible housing options, for both owners and renters, is critical to building vibrant, thriving communities and must be a priority for Boston. Home ownership is how many families build wealth that can be passed through generations. Housing access and stability are often the keys to effective delivery of social services to those in need. Housing equity is at the heart of a healthy Boston.
- Education Equity: All 50,000+ students in Boston Public Schools – my daughter among them - deserve quality school choices at all levels and in all neighborhoods. This means moving to a foundation budget model, ensuring all schools have adequate HVAC & supplies, and that faculty reflect the diversity of our students. When we fail to support our schools, we fail to build our future.
- Economic Opportunity: We must provide businesses with access to the support they need, in ways that are fair, equitable, and culturally competent, particularly for businesses owned and operated by women & people of color. Small businesses are critical to the health, well-being, and character of neighborhoods. They create wealth, grow jobs, & invest in our communities, in ways that are sustainable & local.
PILOT: Changing PILOT agreements to incentivize major non-profits to buy goods & services from local small businesses, particularly those led by women and entrepreneurs of color. This would bring business to neighborhoods - with greater impact on underserved populations; generate job opportunities - vital for those returning from incarceration; provide additional resources for communities; and make institutions better partners in improving quality of life in Boston’s neighborhoods.
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2019
David Halbert did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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