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Lydia Edwards
District 1 · 2 terms in this record
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Record at a glance · 2022–2023 Council
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- Counted from the official minutes, for 2022–2023 Council only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Edwards as present or absent at the start.
- Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
- Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
- A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
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Attendance
At the start of 12 of 13 City Council meetings in 2022–2023 Council.
Missed
- Apr 13, 2022 · Regular: Absent
Every meeting (13)
- Apr 27, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Apr 13, 2022 · Regular: Absent
- Apr 6, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Mar 30, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Mar 23, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Mar 16, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Mar 9, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Mar 2, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Feb 16, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Feb 9, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Feb 2, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Jan 26, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Jan 3, 2022 · Regular: Present
Votes where councilors disagreed · 2022–2023 Council
Mar 30Message and order: Ordinance regarding targeted residential picketing, to…Motion: The report was accepted; the ordinance as substituted was passed in…Passed 9–4 · Edwards: Yes
March 30, 2022: Message and order: Ordinance regarding targeted residential picketing, to protect the quality of residential life in our city
The report was accepted; the ordinance as substituted was passed in a new draft; yeas 9 nays 4 (Baker Lara, Mejia and Murphy).
Voted: Yes
Yes: Anderson, Arroyo, Bok, Breadon, Edwards, Flaherty, Flynn, Louijeune, WorrellNo: Baker, Lara, Mejia, Murphy
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the ordinance as substituted was passed in a new draft; yeas 9 nays 4 (Baker Lara, Mejia and Murphy)..”
Mar 2Message and order: Home Rule petition to the General…Motion: The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11, nays…Passed 11–1 · Edwards: Yes
March 2, 2022: Message and order: Home Rule petition to the General Court entitled “Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Relative to Real Estate Transfer Fees and Senior Property...
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11, nays 1 (Baker).
Voted: Yes
Yes: Anderson, Arroyo, Bok, Breadon, Edwards, Flaherty, Flynn, Lara, Louijeune, Murphy, WorrellNo: Baker
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11, nays 1 (Baker)..”
Feb 9Adopt the consent agenda (the resolutions listed under it…Motion: The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following…Passed Unanimous, 13 present · Edwards: Yes
February 9, 2022: Adopt the consent agenda (the resolutions listed under it in the minutes)
The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following matters; yeas 13.
Voted: Yes
The minutes give the count but do not say whether the motion passed; the result shown follows the count (13-0).
From the minutes
“The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following matters; yeas 13..”
Feb 2Adopt the consent agenda (the resolutions listed under it…Motion: The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following…Passed Unanimous, 13 present · Edwards: Yes
February 2, 2022: Adopt the consent agenda (the resolutions listed under it in the minutes)
The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following matters; yeas 13.
Voted: Yes
The minutes give the count but do not say whether the motion passed; the result shown follows the count (13-0).
From the minutes
“The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following matters; yeas 13..”
Jan 26Amendment Councilor Baker (Councilor Breadon): Order that rules of…Motion: On motion of Councilor Breadon the rules stand as amended; yeas…Passed Unanimous, 13 present · Edwards: Yes
January 26, 2022: Amendment Councilor Baker (Councilor Breadon): Order that rules of the Boston City Council be adopted for the Municipal Years 2022-2023
On motion of Councilor Breadon the rules stand as amended; yeas 13.
Voted: Yes
The minutes give the count but do not say whether the motion passed; the result shown follows the count (13-0).
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Breadon the rules stand as amended; yeas 13..” (Motion: Breadon)
Jan 26Order for the City of Boston to submit a…Motion: On motion of Councilor Breadon, the rules suspended the order was…Passed 12–0 · Edwards: Not recorded
January 26, 2022: Order for the City of Boston to submit a Count Question Resolution Operation case to the United States Census Bureau
On motion of Councilor Breadon, the rules suspended the order was pass. yeas 12.
The minutes give the count as yeas 12, but 13 councilors were present for this vote by the attendance line (Lydia Edwards, Edward Flynn, Frank Baker, Brian Worrell, Ricardo Arroyo, Kendra Lara, Tania Fernandes Anderson, Kenzie Bok, Liz Breadon, Michael Flaherty, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune and Erin Murphy). Showing the count only. The minutes give the count but do not say whether the motion passed; the result shown follows the count (12-0).
From the minutes
“On motion of Councilor Breadon, the rules suspended the order was pass. yeas 12..” (Motion: Breadon)
Votes with no disagreement (19)
From the Boston City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s Legistar meeting calendar (linked from the City Council page on boston.gov). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Boston (boston.gov), from the official headshots on the City Council page. Former councilors show initials.
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