Article: Flaherty already looking to future ; Won't rule out another run for political office

Councilor at Large Michael F. Flaherty Jr., a mild-mannered boxer who got clocked in his bid for mayor, was out swinging again yesterday, saying he is going to remain involved in politics and continue to press the issues he raised in his campaign.

"It's not over for Michael Flaherty," he said, a day after losing his bid to unseat Mayor Thomas M. Menino, 57 to 42 percent.

Flaherty, 40, suggested that he may not wait four years for another mayoral contest. He said this year's special election for US Senate - in which the Democratic candidates include two incumbent officeholders, Attorney General Martha Coakley and US Representative Michael E. Capuano - could lead to openings that would ...

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