Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch is seeking re-election and his challenger is trying to make hay with an issue that often doesn't make its way into municipal races: abortion.
Koch is notable in that he is a serious Catholic and a pro-life mayor in a left-leaning state. He left the Democratic Party in 2018 over its stance on abortion and said at a June 2021 event that he would "rather lose … than be pro-choice."
