Lydia Edwards

Lydia Marie Edwards[1] (born 1981)[2] is an American politician. She has served as the Boston City Councilor for the 1st district of Boston since 2018.[3] She represents the North End, East Boston, and Charlestown.[4] Edwards was a Democratic candidate in the 2016 special election for the First Suffolk & Middlesex District of the Massachusetts State Senate. She is running for Massachusetts State Senate again in 2022.[5] She won the Democratic primary on December 15, 2021, decisively beating Revere School Committeemember Anthony D'Ambrosio by a 60%-40% margin.[6]

Lydia Edwards
Member of the Boston City Council
from the 1st district
Assumed office
January 2018
Preceded bySalvatore LaMattina
Personal details
Born1981 (age 39–40)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationFordham University (BA)
American University (JD)
Boston University (LLM)

Early life

She and her twin sister were raised by their mother who served in the US Air Force. Edwards graduated from Fordham University, American University Washington College of Law and received a LLM in taxation from Boston University School of Law.[7] She went on to work as a public interest attorney with Greater Boston Legal Services and served as the deputy director within the Mayor's Office of Housing Stability.[3]

Election results

2019
Main article: 2019 Boston City Council election
General election for Boston City Council District 1, 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
nonpartisan Lydia Edwards 4,400 96.6%
nonpartisan write in 155 3.4%

2017
Main article: 2017 Boston City Council election
Candidates Preliminary Election General Election
Votes % Votes %
Lydia Edwards 3,547 45.95% 6,906 52.70%
Stephen Passacantilli 3,628 47.00% 6,182 47.17%
Margaret Farmer 522 6.76%
Write-in 22 0.29% 17 0.13%
Total 7,719 100 13,105 100

References
  1. Massachusetts Election Results
  2. A Rising Star:Lydia Edwards Ready to Lead as East Boston’s City Councilor
  3. "Lydia Edwards". City of Boston. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. Dolorico, Maria (April 23, 2019). "Councilor Lydia Edwards Hires Maria Dolorico as Campaign Manager for Re-Election". North End Waterfront. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. Shuman, Cary (22 September 2021). "Edwards Announces Her Candidacy for State Senate | Revere Journal". The Revere Journal. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. McCarthy, Mia (December 15, 2021). "Lydia Edwards claims victory in state Senate special election over Anthony D'Ambrosio". Boston.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  7. LinkedIn Profile


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