City Council, that restricted the use of rubber bullets, tear gas, and pepper spray by the Boston Police Department. Boston mayoral campaign Flaherty announced on January 25, 2009, that he was running for Mayor of Boston. He raised more than $600,000 for his campaign. According to The Boston Globe, only 9% of Flaherty's contributions came from out-of-state, compared to fellow candidate Sam Yoon's 58%. After finishing second to incumbent Thomas Menino in the preliminary election in September, Flaherty was defeated by Menino in the general election on November 3, 2009. Flaherty lost by the smallest margin (57% to 42%) of anyone who ran against Menino in a mayoral race. Electoral history City Council write-in votes References Further reading External links Profile at boston.gov 1969 births Living people Boston College alumni Boston College High School alumni Boston University School of Law alumni Boston City Council members Lawyers from Boston People from South Boston Massachusetts Democrats 21st-century American politicians