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Charlotte Golar Richie
Richie in 2013
Senior Advisor to the Governor of Massachusetts for Federal, State and Community affairs
In office
2007–2009
GovernorDeval Patrick
Boston Chief of Housing & Director of the Boston Department of Neighborhood Development
In office
1999–2007
MayorThomas Menino
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Suffolk District
In office
1995–1999
Preceded byAlthea Garrison
Succeeded byMarie St. Fleur
Personal details
Born (1958-12-11) December 11, 1958 (age 65)
Brooklyn
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceDorchester, Boston
Alma materRutgers College
Columbia University School of Journalism
OccupationPolitician

Charlotte Golar Richie (born December 11, 1958, in Brooklyn) serves as the senior vice president for public policy, advocacy and government relations for YouthBuild USA.[1] She formerly served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and held other government positions. She was a candidate for the mayor of Boston in the 2013 election, placing third in the nonpartisan primary election.

Early life[edit]

Charlotte Golar graduated from Rutgers University and then tried her hand at acting, appearing off-Broadway and in minor roles on soap operas. She spent two years with the Peace Corps in Kenya teaching English to schoolchildren, spurring an interest in journalism and public service. She also met her future husband, another volunteer, in Kenya.[2] Golar returned to the United States where she earned a master's degree at the Columbia University School of Journalism and married Winston Richie.[3]

Government[edit]

Richie during her tenure in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Richie represented the 5th Suffolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 until she resigned in 1999 to become the Executive Director of the Department of Neighborhood Development for the City of Boston. As a freshman legislator, she was elected vice-chair of the city's State House delegation[4] and chair of the Housing and Urban Development Committee,[5] the first time in three decades that a freshman won a leadership position. As a State Representative, Richie sponsored a $296 million housing bond bill to develop low-cost housing.[6]

Richie's appointment to Chief of Housing and Director of the Department of Neighborhood Development coincided with Mayor Thomas Menino's decision to elevate the post to a cabinet position.[7] She remained with the DND until 2007 when she became Governor Deval Patrick's senior advisor for federal, state and community affairs.[8] In 2009, she left the Patrick administration to become the executive director of the Governor's re-election committee.[9]

She ran as a nonpartisan candidate for Mayor of Boston in 2013, the city's first election in 20 years without incumbent Mayor Thomas Menino running. In the primary election on September 25, she came in third with 14% of the vote, falling short of advancing to the general election in November.[10] Polling near the close of the primary election campaign had placed her in the top-tier of candidates, along with John R. Connolly and Marty Walsh. Unlike the other two polling in the top-tier of candidates, however, Richie lacked the campaign finances needed to run an advertisement blitz in advance of the primary election.[11] After being placing third and being eliminated in the primary, she endorsed Walsh over Connolly in the general election.[12]

From 2014 to 2017, Richie was as a Commissioner of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.[13][14]

In 2021, Richie served as a co-chair of the committee overseeing Michelle Wu's transition into the office of mayor of Boston.[15]

YouthBuild USA[edit]

Since 2010, Richie has worked for YouthBuild USA, a youth and community development program based in Somerville, Massachusetts.[1] She also serves as chair of the board of Higher Ground Boston,[16] as an advisor to Mothers for Justice and Equality[17] and on the advisory council of the Haiti Fund at The Boston Foundation.[18]

Electoral history[edit]

State House[edit]

1994
1994 Massachusetts State House of Representatives 5th Suffolk district Democratic primary[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlotte Golar Richie 893 56.41
Democratic Irene R. Roman 690 43.59
Total votes 1,583 100
1994 Massachusetts State House of Representatives 5th Suffolk election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlotte Golar Richie 2,101 54.94
Republican Althea Garrison (incumbent) 1,723 45.06
Total votes 3,824 100
1996
1996 Massachusetts State House of Representatives 5th Suffolk district Democratic primary[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlotte Golar Richie (incumbent) 828 73.40
Democratic Irene R. Roman 300 26.60
Total votes 1,128 100
1996 Massachusetts State House of Representatives 5th Suffolk election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlotte Golar Richie (incumbent) 3,684 68.69
Republican Althea Garrison 1,666 31.07
Write-in Other 13 0.24
Total votes 5,363 100
1998
1998 Massachusetts State House of Representatives 5th Suffolk district Democratic primary[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlotte Golar Richie (incumbent) 1,218 58.47
Democratic Althea Garrison 865 41.53
Total votes 2,083 100
1998 Massachusetts State House of Representatives 5th Suffolk election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlotte Golar Richie (incumbent) 3,544 97.39
Write-in Other 95 2.61
Total votes 3,639 100

Mayor[edit]

2013 Boston mayoral election
Candidate Primary election[25] General election[26]
Votes % Votes %
Marty Walsh 20,854 18.47 72,583 51.54
John R. Connolly 19,435 17.21 67,694 48.07
Charlotte Golar Richie 15,546 13.77  
Daniel F. Conley 12,775 11.32  
Felix G. Arroyo 9,895 8.76  
John Barros 9,148 8.10  
Robert Consalvo 8,603 7.62  
Michael P. Ross 8,164 7.23  
Bill Walczak 3,825 3.39  
Charles Yancey 2,389 2.12  
Charles Clemmons 1,800 1.59  
David Wyatt 334 0.30  
Write-ins 130 0.12 560 0.40
Total 112,898 100 140,837 100

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b McMahon, Alexa (August 24, 2010). "YouthBuild USA, Somerville". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  2. ^ Watson, Jamal E. (Mar 4, 2001). "Alumni celebrate 40 years of Peace Corps". Boston Globe. Retrieved 17 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Mooney, Brian C. (Mar 31, 1999). "Golar Richie's horizon expands". Boston Globe. Retrieved 17 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Kenney, Michael (Feb 12, 1995). "Bulger, Richie Team Up, Lose Out". Boston Globe. Retrieved 17 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Editorial (September 12, 1996). "Primary Choices in Massachusetts". Boston Globe. Retrieved 17 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Ebbert, Stephanie (Apr 24, 2000). "Hurdles for a City Hall star; Richie irks some as housing czar". Retrieved 17 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Ebbert, Stephanie (Jan 12, 1999). "Neighborhoods get new advocate, more clout". Boston Globe. Retrieved 17 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Slack, Donovan (July 2, 2007). "City Housing Chief to Take State Post". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  9. ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (November 16, 2009). "Asbury to helm Patrick political operation". State House News Service. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  10. ^ Live Wire (25 September 2013). "2013 Boston Mayoral Primary Results". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  11. ^ Bernstein, David S. (September 19, 2013). "The Mayoral Standings Become Clearer, Thanks to Three Polls". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  12. ^ Ryan, Andrew (November 5, 2013). "State representative Martin J. Walsh, champion of unions, wins Boston mayoral race". www.boston.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  13. ^ State House News Service (26 June 2014). "Golar Richie will be named commissioner of MCAD". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  14. ^ "Dorchester's Golar Richie ends term at MCAD". Dorchester Dot. February 2, 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Meet our Transition Committee". www.allaboardboston.com. All Aboard Boston (Michelle Wu Transition Website). 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Higher Ground Boston". Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  17. ^ "Mothers for Justice and Equality". Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  18. ^ "The Boston Foundation". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  19. ^ "1994 State Representative Democratic Primary". PD43+. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  20. ^ "1994 State Representative General Election 5th Suffolk District". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  21. ^ "1996 State Representative Democratic Primary". PD43+. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  22. ^ "1996 State Representative General Election 5th Suffolk District". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  23. ^ "1998 State Representative Democratic Primary". PD43+. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  24. ^ "1996 State Representative General Election 5th Suffolk District". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  25. ^ "Preliminary Municipal Election" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  26. ^ "Municipal Election" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Golar_Richie