Liz Breadon
Liz Breadon | |
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| Member of the Boston City Council from the 9th district | |
| Assumed office January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Ciommo |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ulster University, Simmons University |
| Profession | Physical therapist |
| Website | liz4ab.com |
Elizabeth A. Breadon is a Democratic member of the Boston City Council who serves the Allston and Brighton neighborhoods (District 9) of Boston, Massachusetts.[1] She is a Northern Ireland immigrant,[2] physical therapist[3] and the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to Boston City Council.[4]
Early life and education
Breadon grew up in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, during The Troubles.[5] She attended Ulster University to study physical therapy.[5] She later worked at the National Health Service.[2] Breadon later attended the defunct Teleosis Homeopathic School in Newton, Massachusetts to study Homeopathy.
Career
Breadon immigrated to Boston in 1995[2] and worked for Boston Medical Center, The Home for Little Wanderers, and Perkins School for the Blind.[2]
She has a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Simmons University.[2] Prior to her election to the Boston City Council, she ran a homeopathy business[6] from 2011 to 2020, where she claimed to be board certified in Classical Homeopathy, a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine.[7]
City Council
After coming in second in a seven-way primary to fill the District 9 seat of retiring incumbent Mark Ciommo,[3] Breadon won the 2019 general municipal election with 58.5% of the vote.[1]
Personal life
Breadon lives in the Oak Square area of Brighton with her spouse, Mary McCarthy.[2]
Election results
2021
| Candidates | Preliminary Election | General Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Liz Breadon | 5,050 | 71.7 | 7,223 | 71.9 |
| Michael Bianchi | 970 | 13.8 | 2,819 | 28.1 |
| Eric Porter | 768 | 10.9 | ||
| Write-ins | 252 | 3.6 | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 7,040 | 100% | TBD | TBD |
2019
| Candidates | Preliminary Election[8] | General Election[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Liz Breadon | 1,129 | 23.55 | 3,885 | 58.50 |
| Craig R. Cashman | 1,218 | 25.41 | 2,728 | 41.08 |
| Brandon David Bowser | 763 | 15.92 | ||
| Daniel J. Daly | 656 | 13.68 | ||
| Lee Nave Jr. | 466 | 9.72 | ||
| Jonathan Lamar Allen | 456 | 9.51 | ||
| Amanda Gail Smart | 103 | 2.15 | ||
| Write-in | 3 | 0.06 | 28 | 0.42 |
| Total | 4,794 | 100 | 6,613 | 100 |
References
- ^ a b "4 Newcomers Set To Join A Historically Diverse Boston City Council". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ a b c d e f "Liz Breadon". Boston.gov. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ a b "Your Guide To The Allston-Brighton City Council Race". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ Phelps, Rob. "First openly LGBTQ woman elected to historically diverse Boston City Council | Boston Spirit Magazine". Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ a b Emily Leclerc (2019-11-04). "Liz Breadon, the justice-seeking, peace-advocating environmentalist running for Boston City Council". Boston University News Service. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "With No Incumbent, The Race For Allston-Brighton's City Council Seat Is Wide Open". News. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ Smith K (2012). "Homeopathy is Unscientific and Unethical". Bioethics. 26 (9): 508–12. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8519.2011.01956.x.
- ^ "CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (Document). City of Boston. September 24, 2019.
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