Woburn 19-Year-Old Mayoral Candidate Officially In Race, Hosting Event

WOBURN, MA — Woburn's 19-year-old mayoral candidate Omar Mohuddin has had his nomination papers certified and has announced a campaign launch event next month.

Mohuddin, a 2022 Woburn High School graduate in his first year at Northeastern, was certified to run for mayor when the City Clerk's office approved the signatures on his nomination papers on May 24. Mayoral candidates were required to have 100 signatures.

Mohuddin currently is running against Mike Concannon, the Woburn City Council president, who had his nomination papers certified on May 9.

Mayor Scott Galvin also has announced his intention to seek an eighth term in office, though he had not yet been certified as of Tuesday, according to the City Clerk's office.

The election is on Nov. 7, though a preliminary election will be held on Sept. 5 if there are three or more candidates in the race.

In an email to supporters, Mohuddin announced that he would be hosting a campaign launch event at 6 p.m. on June 21 at WMHS, 88 Montvale Ave.

"It'd be great to thank (you) in person and share more with you about my vision for Woburn. It's time we support those who serve us and build a stronger Woburn," Mohuddin said in the letter to supporters.

Though he's only just officially entered the mayoral race, Mohuddin has made a number of public appearances around the city in recent weeks.

On May 4 and May 10, Mohuddin appeared at Woburn School Committee meetings to voice his support for teachers in their fight against cuts in Galvin's School Budget.

Mohuddin spoke against cuts to the PEAK program, which provides therapeutic services to students with social and emotional challenges. He also voiced his support for gym classes to be held twice a week at the elementary school level.

"(Students) need more opportunities, not less. They need more support, not less," Mohuddin said at the May 10 Woburn School Committee meeting.

Mohuddin also informed supporters in an email that he visited Kennedy Middle School on May 9, where he talked to students in 8th-grade civics classes about "getting involved in government and holding leadership accountable."

Additionally, Mohuddin said he helped to run the Horn Pond Clean-up event for Earth Day and that he organized a kickball team for Kick it! for Kids, a nonprofit fighting child suicide.

Mohuddin also told supporters that he hired a campaign manager, recruited over 50 volunteers to help push the campaign forward, and raised $3,000 to help "earn media, reach voters and host events."