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Who should be Boston's next mayor?

Hear from Globe Opinion columnists, the editorial board, and the candidates themselves.

John Barros

John

Barros

Former chief of economic development

Boston students deserve a top-notch trade school, and officials should recognize that the old paradigm isn’t working. They should move in the direction of Barros’s proposal.

Andrea Campbell

Andrea

Campbell

City councilor

Campbell's urgency and drive, paired with her nuanced thinking about what can make the city more vibrant and equitable, distinguish her in this historic race.

Annissa Essaibi George

Annissa

Essaibi George

City councilor

If the destination is somewhere between utopia and reality, where exactly is that? That’s the question she still must answer.

Kim Janey

Kim

Janey

Acting mayor

What hasn’t changed is the power of the acting mayor to dole out “goodies . . .”

Michelle Wu

Michelle

Wu

City councilor

Ultimately, framing reform for the public schools as a Green New Deal may play to Wu’s base.