one down, plenty to go

It appears the homie, Bob Terrell, won't be running for an at-large city council seat after all. I had his Feb 27th campaign kick-off already in my calendar. Via email, he let folks know that he was bowing out gracefully.

Just a brief note to inform folks that, unfortunately, I'v had a major change in plans. I will not be running for public office this year. Having made a decision to run in late November 2008 this left us with a short amount of time to prepare for a major undertaking in 2009. It appears that we will not be able to put everything in place that we need in time to run an effective campaign.

I would like to thank those of you who expressed an interest in my candidacy but please be assured that I will be running for office in the not to distant future. I will keep my "account" with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance open so that I can activate a Committe-to-Elect any time I choose.

In the meatime i will not be idle. I will continue to be active on issues facing the City of Boston and buildings towards a run in the future. This will give me the time I need to develop the organization and gather the resources needed to win. Thanks again for your interest and support. I'll be in touch soon.

I got to know Bob 2 years ago when we worked on Mr Henriquez's campaign. I'm glad to see that he's still planning to launch a run for office in the near future. He's one of the city's leading voices in terms of public transit and is very involved with both ACE and the Roxbury Neighborhood Council. But....Sam Yoon finally decided to throw his hat in the race for mayor.