We have our first formally declared candidate for mayor

By adamg on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 1:38pm

McCrea Kevin McCrea, South End resident, former city-council candidate and successful plaintiff against the city council, today threw his hat in the ring:

We need to end the cycle of career politicians. I am a businessman, and I am running as a common citizen. I'm independent, I'm informed, I have fresh ideas -- and I believe in honest government that includes the citizens. I'm not locked into a political system that dictates I must "go along to get along." ...

Other potential candidates include incumbent Tom Menino and city councilors Michael Flaherty, Sam Yoon and John Tobin. None have yet formally announced they are (or aren't) running this November (or September if we have three or more candidates).

McCrea, 41, is a developer and has been active in the Big Brother/Big Sister program and coached South End youth baseball. He served as an advisor for the carpentry program at Madison Park Trade School in Roxbury.

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McCrea is announcing tonight at 7PM at 55 St. Marks Rd. in DOT

By anon on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 2:10pm.

McCrea will officially make his announcement tonight at 7P at 55 St. Marks Rd. in Dorchester. I'm going to vote for him. The other ones considering a run including Menino are cowards.

I'm voting for McCrea Too

By Steve M on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 2:40pm.

I'm supporting Kevin in his bid for mayor. Some people run for office to be great people. Some want to do great things. From what I know of Kevin personally he wants to do great things. He's already a great person and he doesn't need to be mayor to prove that to anybody. Need I say more other than VOTE MCCREA!

Transparent, Honest, Excellent city government!

Campaign Web site now live

By adamg on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 5:19pm.

www.kevinmccrea.com

Any press coverage?

By JohnAKeith on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 5:34pm.

Has either the Globe or Herald picked up on this?

Also, can someone save me the time and post here, how many signatures do you need to get to be on the ballot, and do they have to be from all neighborhoods or just residents anywhere?

Congrats, Kevin!

press coverage

By SamW on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 6:37pm.

I heard about it on WBUR this afternoon. They didn't spell out his name though, so it wasn't clear how to look him up on the web.

End Bussing

By anon on Fri, 01/23/2009 - 10:29am.

I heard on the radio one thing he wants to do is end bussing.

Here's his platform on education:

EDUCATION

1) Introduce legislation to end mandatory busing. Convene a committee of leaders from across Boston such as Mel King, Superintendent Johnson, Governor Patrick, the Boston Foundation, and others to insure that we get and maintain an exceptional and equitable school system for all of Boston’s neighborhoods.

2) Introduce legislation to build the best in the country science, math and Green Technology exam high school.

3) Develop plans to highlight, challenge, acknowledge and reward the excellence of our students. Use our BNN network to introduce and televise a city wide spelling bee, A “Brain Game” quiz show of school v. school, and televise our high school athletics. Students can get excited by both participating in and producing these shows.

4) Introduce legislation to provide low cost home loans for teachers who live in the city. We need to reward and retain our teachers for the valuable work they do.

5) Introduce legislation to mandate the City Budget provide a minimum of 12/1 student to teacher ratio. We should not lay off a single teacher, we need to build the best in the country education system so that we can continue to be a world leading knowledge based society.

If this is for real, he just won my vote. Go Kevin.

He what???

By JohnAKeith on Fri, 01/23/2009 - 4:29pm.

He wants to ban kissing?

Oh, you don't mean bussing you mean busing.