Belmont resident Shiva Ayyadurai has done something many political candidates would never dare to — let alone in a liberal bastion like Massachusetts.
Ayyadurai, who is running for U.S. Senate as a Republican, publicly associates with alt-right personalities. The alt-right is a loose term that describes people who eschew mainstream conservatism in favor of white nationalism. And the Massachusetts Republican Party has not said anything about it yet.
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins says she won't run for mayor of Boston next year.
Rollins, who was elected district attorney in 2018, could challenge incumbent Mayor Marty Walsh in 2021 without giving up her current office. However, she said that's not something she plans on doing — not necessarily because she's a big-time Walsh supporter, though.
