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Edward “Eddie” J. Sullivan Jr., the newest scion of the city’s 70-year-old political dynasty and a candidate for city council, knows this well. When asked where he will win his votes—a question most council candidates duck out of fear of alienating a constituency—Sullivan answers with a grin: “From the people who have been here a long time...
...council candidate, Sullivan lacks—or declines to show—specific policy knowledge of the city government. And since he makes his living selling environmentally-friendly cleaning supplies, he can’t claim to have much professional experience that is directly applicable to governing a city...
...himself as an heir to “Sullivan Service”—the tradition of caring for constituent needs that began with Eddie’s grandfather—is hardly surprising. But whether this appeal to the hearts of longtime residents will win him a council seat is still an open question...
...term on the council, Kelley has done two things few councillors have dared: launched a frontal assault on longtime City Manager Robert W. Healy and crossed the divide between the City Council and the School Committee by frequently taking positions on school district issues...
...approach to the council has frequently left him in the minority for all-but-unanimous votes, as well as on the receiving end of attacks from his colleagues...