The former Winthrop Town Council president and current attorney is running in the Democratic Primary in the 19th Suffolk District special election to replace former House Speaker Bob DeLeo (D-Winthrop). He has received criticism from the Left because he appears to have supported former President Donald Trump in the 2016 election, does not appear to be a fan of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) or former first lady Hillary Clinton, and has posted online about being pro-life.
Democratic state representative candidate Juan Jaramillo says he came to the United States as an illegal immigrant.
Jaramillo, who served as budget director for state Senator Joseph Boncore (D-Winthrop) and is the political coordinator for 32BJ SEIU (Service Employees International Union), has mentioned this fact in his campaign — but has not gone into much detail about it.
