A long-time aide to State Rep. Alice K. Wolf (D-Cambridge), Decker stressed care for senior citizens and a commitment to affordable housing.
Why Triantafillou was barely hanging on to a hope of a fourth term in office was debated last night.
Some argued she had become aloof in recent months; others said she ran lackluster campaign, not trying hard enough to distinguish herself from other candidates with similar views.
Fall Guy
If this morning's final vote tallies for the city council race are any indication, powerful city manager Healy could well be out of a job this time next year.
Several councillors have said it is time for a new face to take the helm of Cambridge's municipal bureaucracy. The City Council has the power to make this change by deciding not to extend his contract in Fall 2000.
At last count, the three incumbents who supported Healy's ouster were re-elected, and Braude and Decker, whose campaigns advocated decreasing his power, have won their first terms in office.
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