Kendra Lara Loses Boston City Council Re-Election Bid — Badly

Kendra Lara Loses Boston City Council Re-Election Bid — Badly

Boston city councilor Kendra Lara will need a new job next year.

The controversial city councilor lost her re-election bid badly on Tuesday. She finished in a distant third place among three candidates in the District 6 preliminary election on September 12. The top two vote-getters, Ben Weber (42.25 percent) and William King (37.4 percent) advanced to the November election, while Lara (20.06 percent) was eliminated, according to the city's web site.