Democratic Socialist Jordan Meehan Loses Tight Race In Brighton and Allston State Rep Primary

Jordan Meehan ran a competitive race, but it wasn't enough to take down an incumbent.

The self-identified democratic socialist and the current policy coordinator of the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth (a state agency) unsuccessfully squared off against incumbent state Representative Kevin Honan (D-Brighton) in the 17th Suffolk District (which covers the Allston and Brighton neighborhoods of Boston).