Gabriela Coletta

Gabriela "Gigi" Coletta is an American politician who represents District 1 on the Boston City Council.[1] She was first elected on May 3, 2022.[2] Prior to being elected to the Boston City Councilor, Gabriela Coletta served as Chief of Staff for former City Councilor Lydia Edwards until 2021 and then went on to serve as External Relations Manager for the New England Aquarium.

Gabriela Coletta
Member of the Boston City Council
from the 1st district
Assumed office
May 18, 2022
Preceded byLydia Edwards
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWest Virginia University
University of Massachusetts Boston (BA)
Boston University (MBA)
Websitehttps://www.gabrielacoletta.com/

Election Results

2022

Gabriela Coletta ran in a special election campaign against Tania del Rio to fill in former City Councilor Lydia Edwards seat. Voter turnout in the special election was low with only 4,923 ballots being cast; Coletta garnered about 57% of the votes, Del Rio received 33%, and Jorge Mendoza, who ran as a write-in candidate, got 10% of the votes.[3]

References
  1. "Gabriela Coletta". Boston.gov. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  2. Gavin, Christopher (May 4, 2022). "Gigi Coletta is Boston's newest city councilor". Boston Globe.
  3. Tziperman Lotan, Gal (May 4, 2022). "Gabriela 'Gigi' Coletta wins Lydia Edwards' old Boston City Council seat". The Boston Globe.


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