Boston City Council candidate opens up about her sister’s murder

Alejanda St. Guillen says she’s running for Boston City Council to “live out the legacy” of her slain younger sister.

The Mission Hill native is one of the final eight candidates vying for the Boston City Council’s four at-large seats in next month’s election and previously served as the director of the city’s Office for Immigrant Advancement. But it wasn’t until the murder of her younger sister, Imette, that St. Guillen says she began considering a career in public office.

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