Politics & Government

Ward 5 Democrats Select Delegates

The group chooses who will represent them at the state Democratic Convention.

The following is a press release from Ward 5 Democrats:

At a scheduled caucus held February 18, Democrats living in Boston's Ward 5 elected the following neighbors to represent the ward as delegates to the 2012 Massachusetts State Democratic Convention:

George Alex
Pat Amend
Eda Carroll
Suzanne Comtois
Mary Clayton Crozier
Kate Cook
Mike Dash
Mike George
Kristine Glynn
David Greenwold
Katherine Judge
Ross Levanto
Jay Livingstone
Pat McDonough
Hilary Nanda
Rajan Nanda
Yashira Pepin
Winthrop Roosevelt
Greg Timilty
Herb Weiss
Sarah Wenig
Rob Whitney
Jane Willis

The following for neighbors were elected as alternate delegates:
David Crossman
Miriam Flores
Amanda Harring
Amit Shah

During the convention, scheduled to be held in early June in Springfield, delegates will consider candidates running for the U.S. Senate.

The city of Boston is divided into wards and precincts. Ward 5 includes portions of several Boston neighborhoods, including Beacon Hill, Back Bay, Fenway, the South End, Chinatown and Bay Village. The purpose of the Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee is to organize activities for the Democratic Party in those neighborhoods.

For more information on the committee, please visit http://www.bostonward5dems.org.

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