Electoral News and Action
The Boston Teachers Union works politically through the Committee on Political Education (COPE) to elect candidates who support public education and who otherwise favor our positions on a variety of work-related issues.
The membership voted in 2010 to require all candidates seeking the BTU's endorsement to fill out a questionnaire. The COPE Committee, after reviewing the answers to its questions and after interviewing candidates, makes its recommendations to the Executive Board, and then the full membership. A 2/3rds vote for approval is required at the membership meeting.
Winning candidates for the Nov. 8 City Council elections below. BTU Endorsed candidates are in bold.
- Salvatore LaMattina, District 1
- Bill Linehan, District 2
- Frank Baker, District 3
- Charles Yancey, District 4
- Ron Consalvo, District 5
- Matt O'Malley, District 6
- Tito Jackson, District 7
- Michael Ross, District 8
- Mark Ciommo, District 9
At-Large (in order of number of votes received)
- Ayanna Pressley
- Felix Arroyo
- John Connolly
- Stephen Murphy
MA Election Results November 2010
Governor Deval Patrick Won Re-Election
All our endorsed candidates for U.S. Congress were successful!
Bill Keating, 10th Congressional District
Michael Capuano, 8th Congressional District
Edward Markey, 7th Congressional District
John Tierney, 6th Congressional District
Niki Tsongas, 5th Congressional District
Barney Frank, 4th Congressional District
James McGovern, 3rd Congressional District
All our endorsed candidates for State Senate were successful!
Sal DiDomenico, Middlesex, Suffolk & Essex (Incumbent)
Jamie Eldridge, Middlesex & Worcester (Incumbent)
Susan Fargo, 3rd Middlesex (Incumbent)
Pat Jehlen, 2nd Middlesex (Incumbent)
Tom Kennedy, 2nd Plymouth & Bristol (Incumbent)
Steven Tolman, 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex (Incumbent)
Michael Rush, Suffolk & Norfolk
Katherine Clark, Middlesex & Essex
The following endorsed candidates for State Representative were successful:
Christine Canavan, 10th Plymouth (Incumbent)
Tackey Chan, 2nd Norfolk
Ed Coppinger, 10th Suffolk
Paul Donato, 35th Middlesex (Incumbent)
Denise Provost, 27th Middlesex (Incumbent)
Carl Sciortino, 34th Middlesex (Incumbent)
Mark Falzone, 9th Essex (Incumbent) and Barry Lawton(Sticker Campaign), 5th Suffolk were unsuccessful
How Your Legislators Voted on the Education Reform Bill
Despite the efforts of the BTU and other local and statewide teaches' unions, Education Reform legislation was passed in January 2010 that we consider very negative for our members and for the future of public education. These votes included those of many legislators who have consistently received the endorsement and support of our union.
See how the AFTMA-endorsed and the BTU-endorsed candidates voted on the Ed Reform billl.
News from AFT Massachusetts
The AFT Massachusetts, our parent labor organization, is actively involved in endorsing and working for candidates who promote public education and other key issues important to our members and the children and families they serve.
Visit the website for more information.
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