Overview
- Breadon prevailed 7–6 after a floor nomination by Ben Weber, winning with votes from herself, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Sharon Durkan, Ruthzee Louijeune, Enrique Pepén, Henry Santana, and Weber, while Brian Worrell drew support from himself, Ed Flynn, Erin Murphy, John FitzGerald, Julia Mejia, and Miniard Culpepper.
- The outcome capped a whirlwind 24 hours in which Coletta Zapata withdrew after previously claiming she had secured the presidency, and reports suggested Worrell had lined up the necessary votes.
- Breadon said Pepén and Durkan approached her late Sunday to serve as a compromise choice, and while some councilors alleged Mayor Michelle Wu’s allies influenced the result, Wu declined to back a candidate and City Hall said the mayor had no preferred pick.
- A fourth-term councilor representing Allston-Brighton and the first openly gay woman on the council, Breadon pledged to act as a peacemaker and to steer the body through economic headwinds and policy fights.
- The council presidency controls committee assignments, presides over meetings, and can serve as acting mayor, positioning Breadon to lead a closely divided body that will test the balance of power with the administration.