Liz Breadon

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Liz Breadon
Member of the Boston City Council
from the 9th district
Assumed office
January 2020
Preceded byMark Ciommo
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceBrighton, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materUlster University, Simmons University
ProfessionPhysical therapist
Websiteliz4ab.com

Elizabeth A. Breadon is a Democratic member of the Boston City Council who serves the Allston and Brighton neighborhoods (District 9) of Boston, Massachusetts.[1] She is a Northern Ireland immigrant,[2] physical therapist[3] and the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to Boston City Council.[4]

Early life and education[]

Breadon grew up in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, during The Troubles.[5] She attended Ulster University to study physical therapy.[5] She later worked at the National Health Service.[2] Breadon later attended the defunct Teleosis Homeopathic School in Newton, Massachusetts to study Homeopathy.

Career[]

Breadon immigrated to Boston in 1995[2] and worked for Boston Medical Center, The Home for Little Wanderers, and Perkins School for the Blind.[2]

She has a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Simmons University.[2] Prior to her election to the Boston City Council, she ran a homeopathy business[6] from 2011 to 2020, where she claimed to be board certified in Classical Homeopathy, a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine.[7]

City Council[]

After coming in second in a seven-way primary to fill the District 9 seat of retiring incumbent Mark Ciommo,[3] Breadon won the 2019 general municipal election with 58.5% of the vote.[1]

Personal life[]

Breadon lives in the Oak Square area of Brighton with her spouse, Mary McCarthy.[2]

Election results[]

2021[]

Main article: 2021 Boston City Council election
Candidates Preliminary Election General Election
Votes % Votes %
Liz Breadon 5,050 71.7 7,223 71.9
Michael Bianchi 970 13.8 2,819 28.1
Eric Porter 768 10.9  
Write-ins 252 3.6 TBD TBD
Total 7,040 100% TBD TBD

2019[]

Main article: 2019 Boston City Council election
Candidates Preliminary Election[8] General Election[9]
Votes % Votes %
Liz Breadon 1,129 23.55 3,885 58.50
Craig R. Cashman 1,218 25.41 2,728 41.08
Brandon David Bowser 763 15.92    
Daniel J. Daly 656 13.68    
Lee Nave Jr. 466 9.72    
Jonathan Lamar Allen 456 9.51    
Amanda Gail Smart 103 2.15    
Write-in 3 0.06 28 0.42
Total 4,794 100 6,613 100

References[]

  1. ^ a b "4 Newcomers Set To Join A Historically Diverse Boston City Council". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Liz Breadon". Boston.gov. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  3. ^ a b "Your Guide To The Allston-Brighton City Council Race". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  4. ^ Phelps, Rob. "First openly LGBTQ woman elected to historically diverse Boston City Council | Boston Spirit Magazine". Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  5. ^ a b Emily Leclerc (2019-11-04). "Liz Breadon, the justice-seeking, peace-advocating environmentalist running for Boston City Council". Boston University News Service. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  6. ^ "With No Incumbent, The Race For Allston-Brighton's City Council Seat Is Wide Open". News. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  7. ^ Smith K (2012). "Homeopathy is Unscientific and Unethical". Bioethics. 26 (9): 508–12. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8519.2011.01956.x.
  8. ^ "CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 9" (PDF). City of Boston. September 24, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019 – via boston.gov. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "City of Boston - Unofficial Results - UPDATED" (PDF). boston.gov. November 13, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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