Peggy Davis-Mullen
Peggy Davis-Mullen | |
|---|---|
| At-large member of the Boston City Council | |
| In office 1994–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Bolling/ Rosaria Salerno |
| Succeeded by | Maura Hennigan |
Peggy Davis-Mullen (born 1960) is a former member of the Boston City Council in Boston, Massachusetts, having served from 1994 to 2001.
She ran for Mayor of Boston in the 2001 mayoral election against incumbent Thomas Menino; she lost, but is recognized as the second female finalist for mayor in city history.[a]
Boston City Council (1994–2001)
From 1994 through 2001, Mullen served as a member of the Boston City Council.[1][2]
In 1991, Davis-Mullen unsuccessfully ran for an at-large seat on council. She successfully ran in 1993. She was re-elected in 1995, 1997, and 1999.
2001 mayoral campaign
Davis-Mullen was the second female mayoral finalist in Boston's history.[3][4][5][6][7]
Later life and career
Notes
- ^ Louise Day Hicks was the first female mayoral finalist in 1967 and 1971
References
- ^ City of Boston. Members of City Government 1910-2009; retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Boston Globe, October 30, 2001.
- ^ "Peggy Davis-Mullen". Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ "Running on Empty - Boston Magazine". Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ "Metrocorp Sites ‹ Log In". Blogs.bostonmagazine.com. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Peggy's public service". The Daily Free Press. April 19, 2001. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
Further reading
- E. Mehren. Boston's Mayor, a Bland Favorite; Election: In a city of fiery politics, the race between incumbent Thomas Menino and Peggy Davis-Mullen plods along sedately. Los Angeles Times. November 3, 2001
- S. Ryan-Vollmar. Q&A: Peggy Davis-Mullen. Boston Phoenix, November 15–22, 2001
- H. Carr, The Brothers Bulger, Grand Central Publishing, 2007