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November 6, 2021

2021 Cambridge City Council and School Committee (Unofficial) Election Results

For those who like their information in spreadsheets….

Cambridge City Council
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Cambridge School Committee
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August 2, 2021

Cambridge City Council and School Committee Candidates – 2021 [FINAL]

Nomination Papers - 2021 Cambridge Municipal Election

List of candidates who pulled nomination papers for the 2021 Cambridge City Council or School Committee election - updated Aug 23, 8:25pm
CandidateBornOffice SoughtAddressSignatures SubmittedSignatures CertifiedNotes
Simmons, E. Denise1951City Council188 Harvard St., 0213988(July 16)83July 1
McGuirk, Joe1965City Council314 Columbia St. #1, 0214150(July 6), 35(July 26)46+33=79July 1
Sobrinho-Wheeler, Jivan1992City Council187 Brookline St. #3, 0213943(July 15), 26(July 16), 2(Aug 2)39+25+2=66July 1
Nolan, Patricia M.1957City Council184 Huron Ave., 0213846(July 8), 14(July 12)44+14=58July 1
Zondervan, Quinton Y.1970City Council235 Cardinal Medeiros Ave., 0214188(Aug 2)78July 1
Siddiqui, Sumbul1988City Council283 Sidney St. #3, 0213944(July 6), 46(July7)41+43=84July 1
Pierre, Frantz1982City Council22 Water Street, Unit 808, 0214148(July 7), 35(July 12)44+24=68July 1
McGovern, Marc C.1968City Council17 Pleasant St., 0213983(July 20)80July 1
Mallon, Alanna M.1970City Council3 Maple Ave., 02139100(July 13)95July 1
Williams, Nicola A.1963City Council8 Brewer St. #5, 0213852(July 13), 48(July 26)48+44=92July 1
Eckstut, Robert1985City Council251 Western Ave. #1, 0213969(July 28)62July 1
Toner, Paul F.1966City Council24 Newman St., 02140100(July 9)96July 1
Bullister, Dana1990City Council155 5th Street #1, 0214149(July 26), 44(July 30)37+38=75July 1
Ribitzky, Roy1989City Council163 Webster Ave. #3, 0214140(July 27), 18(Aug 2)33+12=45
(did not qualify)
July 1
Skeadas, Theodora Theo1990City Council988 Memorial Drive #185, 0213846(July 8), 49(July 14)42+44=86July 2
Moree, Gregg J. 1957City Council25 Fairfield St. #4, 0214049(July 21), 29(July 28), 22(Aug 2)42+23+19=84July 2
Carlone, Dennis J.1947City Council9 Washington Ave. #6, 0214063(July 26)59July 2
Azeem, Burhan1997City Council35 Speridakis Terr., 02139100(July 27)82July 7
Hicks, Tonia D.1970City Council337 Pearl Street, 0213950(July 26), 9(July 28)45+9=54July 7
Carrasquillo, Santos1989City Council188 Harvard St. #3B, 02139did not submit signaturesJuly 8
Levy, Ilan1967City Council148 Spring St., 0214175(Aug 2)55July 30
Wilson, Ayesha1982School Committee15 Concord Ave., 0213844(July 1),38(July 9), 18(July 29)43+38+18=99July 1
Weinstein, David J.1972School Committee45 S. Normandy Ave., 0213850(July 16), 10(Aug 2)50+9=59July 1
Rojas Villarreal, José Luis1971School Committee19 Cornelius Way, 0214150(July 26), 9(July 27), 10(July 28)46+9+10=65July 1
Fantini, Alfred B.1949School Committee4 Canal Pk #203, 0214148(July 12), 50(July 14), 2(July 15)48+50+2=100July 1
Lim, Christopher1975School Committee48 Pleasant St, 0213949(July 8), 16(July 9)40+15=55July 7
Bhambi, Akriti1988School Committee311 Cardinal Medeiros Ave. #1, 0214193(July 12)91July 8
Weinstein, Rachel1974School Committee60 Standish St. #1, 0213865(July 19)61July 12
Kelly, Kathleen
1960School Committee17 Marie Ave. #1, 02139did not submit signaturesJuly 14
Hunter, Caroline M.1946School Committee23 Rockwell St., 0213995(July 22)82July 20
Johnson, Daria A.1976School Committee2 Leighton St. #413, 0214183(Aug 2)73July 23

On Wed, July 21, the Election Commission certified all signatures shown that were submitted through July 21.
On Wed, Aug 4, the Election Commission certified all remaining signatures submitted through the Aug 2 deadline.

There will be 19 City Council candidates and 9 School Committee candidates on the ballot.

Candidates needed 50 certified signatures to qualify for the ballot.

2021 Cambridge Candidate Pages

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April 20, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 499-500: April 20, 2021

Episode 499 – Cambridge InsideOut: Apr 20, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Apr 20, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: compost collection returns, digital equity study released, on vaccinations and VW Buses, School Superintendent pseudosearch, City Manager selection, the shortcomings of remote government, web pages for City Council committees, staff for committees vs. personal aides, micromanagement vs. policy-making. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]


Episode 500 – Cambridge InsideOut: Apr 20, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Apr 20, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: 500th milestone; City Boards & Commissions and public participation; obsolete info on City web pages; legal counsel for City Council?; updates on municipal election candidates. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

[Materials used in these episodes]

February 9, 2020

Cambridge School Committee 2019 campaign finance reports (and $/vote)

The totals from the 2019 campaign finance reports for Cambridge School Committee candidates are provided in the table below. This table will be updated when the remaining candidates file their year-end reports (which were due Jan 20, 2020).
The table can be sorted by clicking on any field – once for increasing order and again for decreasing order.

CandidateFromToStartReceiptsExpendBalanceLiabilities #1 Votes$/Vote
Allen, Ruth Ryan8/9/1910/18/19$0.00$9,397.00$3,264.85$6,132.15$1,078.92year end report missing892$3.66
Bowman, Mannika1/1/1910/25/19$3,145.07$11,892.00$11,469.80$3,567.27$0.00year end report missing3107$3.69
Dawson, Bernette6/11/1912/31/19$0.00$4,793.00$4,121.82$671.18$0.00complete977$4.22
Dexter, Emily1/1/1912/31/19$0.00$3,710.01$3,710.01$0.00$6,350.54complete3003$1.24
Fantini, Fred1/1/1912/31/19$4,184.01$9,540.00$8,682.78$5,041.23$14,695.99complete2660$3.26
Kadete, Elechi1/1/1910/28/19$51.40$3,038.62$1,547.60$1,542.42$0.00year end report missing815$1.90
Lim, Christopher1/1/1910/18/19$0.00$3,025.00$2,883.57$141.43$0.00year end report missing934$3.09
Rojas Villarreal, Jose Luis1/1/1912/31/19$0.00$1,584.99$1,068.18$516.81$0.00complete1133$0.94
Weinstein, David1/1/1912/31/19$510.77$13,056.18$9,476.18$4,090.77$15,707.99complete974$9.73
Weinstein, Rachel11/8/1712/31/19$0.00$32,438.07$26,646.39$5,791.68$5,232.63complete2178$12.23
Wilson, Ayesha11/8/1712/31/19$0.00$13,135.00$11,045.64$2,089.36$400.00complete2689$4.11

January 5, 2020

The Eve of Inauguration

Filed under: 2019 election,Cambridge,School Committee — Tags: , , , , , — Robert Winters @ 11:02 pm

The Eve of Inauguration

City HallSun, Jan 5 – It’s the Eve of Inauguration of the 2020-21 City Council (10:00am start, City Hall) and School Committee (6:00pm start, Cambridge Public Library, Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway). Upon inauguration of the City Council, they will proceed directly to the Election of the Mayor (and then the Vice Chair should a Mayor actually be elected). There has been the usual chatter among residents (as well as some posturing of incumbents meant to suggest who might have disproportionate influence in the process) but other than the logic of those with high vote totals deserving an advantage in the selection, I have no specific information on how the vote will go. Often the person who is seen as delivering the decisive vote is rewarded by being elected Vice Mayor or getting choice committee assignments. I have attended these inaugurations every two years for a very long time and have generally found the mayoral maneuvering to be interesting, especially in trying to decipher which favors are granted to whom in exchange for votes. It would so much more interesting if there were actual horses being traded.

Whoever does end up with the five votes to become Mayor will then have the distinct privilege of becoming the 7th voting member and Chair of the School Committee. If the tone and focus of the upcoming School Committee is even remotely similar to the outgoing one, a prison sentence might be preferable to being Mayor. Perhaps with mostly new members things will be different. A Mayor who is capable of resolving differences rather than exacerbating them will help. Time will tell.

One City Council Committee appointment (by whomever ends up as Mayor) will be Chair of the Government Operations, Rules, and Claims Committee. We are now entering the final year of the contract with City Manager Louis A. DePasquale. The process of deciding whether to extend that contract or to seek a new City Manager has traditionally been shepherded by the Chair of Government Operations, though any route to five votes would be completely consistent with the Plan E Charter under which the Manager "shall hold office during the pleasure of the city council". As to the timing, the current contract states: "If the City intends to continue Mr. DePasquale’s employment beyond January 8, 2021, it shall give written notice to Mr. DePasquale on or before September 14, 2020, and initiate negotiations for a successor employment contract, which contract, if agreed to, shall become effective January 9, 2021. Absent agreement on a successor employment contract, this Agreement shall terminate on January 8, 2021." – Robert Winters

PS – At this time it appears to still be the case that Emily Dexter may not accept her election to the School Committee. If this does prove to be the case, her replacement will be officially determined later this month. I sincerely hope that this situation is somehow reversed, that the will of the voters is respected, and that a "teachable moment" is somehow recovered. There is an opportunity here for a new Mayor to actually show real leadership. Or not. – RW

City Councillors-Elect: Dennis Carlone, Alanna Mallon, Marc McGovern, Patty Nolan, Sumbul Siddiqui, Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Tim Toomey, Quinton Zondervan

School Committee Members-Elect: Mannika Bowman, Emily Dexter, Alfred Fantini, Jose Luis Rojas Villarreal, Rachel Weinstein, Ayesha Wilson

August 1, 2019

Cambridge City Council and School Committee Candidates – 2019

Originally posted July 1, 2019, updated Aug 1 at 7:30pm (after final deadline and official certification of signatures)

Cambridge City Council Candidates – 2019
22 candidates officially certified

Cambridge City Council Candidates - 2019

SorttermsCandidateAgeaddressZIPOccupationsignaturescertified
Nolan0Patricia Nolan62184 Huron Ave., 0213802138School Committee40(July 2),
50(July 17)
17(July 25)
65 (48+17
McNary0Jeffery McNary71116 Norfolk St. #201, 0213902139Writer26(July 22)
19(July 25)
31(July 31)
60 (21+13+26)
Williams0Nicola A. Williams568 Brewer St. #5, 021380213846(July 23)
54(July 29)
89 (42+47)
Pascual0Jamake Pascual-Navarro4310 Laurel St. #5, 021390213950(July 30)
27(July 31)
46 (25+21)
did not qualify
Toner0Paul Toner5324 Newman St., 0214002140will NOT be a candidatewill NOT be a candidate
Siddiqui1Sumbul Siddiqui31283 Sidney St. #3, 0213902139Attorney78(July 5)
22(July 31)
93 (72+21)
Zondervan1Quinton Zondervan49235 Cardinal Medeiros Ave., 0214102141Entrepreneur50(July 17)
43(July 22)
71 (40+31)
McGovern3Marc McGovern5017 Pleasant St., 0213902139Social Worker42(July 23)
58(July 29)
91 (38+53)
Musgrave0Adriane Musgrave3448 Haskell St., 0214002140-95(July 15)93
Akiba0Sukia Akiba33343 Walden St., 021380213863(July 9)
37(July 11)
72 (41+31)
Kelley7Craig Kelley576 Saint Gerard Terr. #2, 0214002140Politician60(July 22)
21(July 31)
73 (57+16)
Acevedo0Hector Acevedo33125 Portland St. #4, 0213902139will NOT be a candidate-----will NOT be a candidate
Desir0Deonna Desir3414 Corcoran Lane #4, 021380213858(July 31)45
did not qualify
Azeem0Burhan Azeem2291 Sidney St. #814, 0213902139Engineer50(July 29)
14(July 29)
19(July 31)
57 (35+10+12)
Kopon0Derek Andrew Kopon398 Wright St. #2, 0213802138Engineer48(July 22)
35(July 24)
79 (46+33)
Simmons9E. Denise Simmons68188 Harvard St. #4B, 0213902139City Councillor100(July 11)95
Mallon1Alanna Marie Mallon483 Maple Ave., 0213902139Designer59(July 15)
21(July 16)
72 (51+21)
Moree0Gregg J. Moree6225 Fairfield St. #4, 0214002140Carpenter45(July 11)
42(July 30)
76 (41+35)
Franklin0Charles J. Franklin27162 Hampshire St. #1R, 0213902139Engineer40(July 15)
20(July 17)
58 (40+18)
Courtney0Kim Courtney4539 Cedar St. Apt 3-2, 0214002140Attorneydid not submit signatures
Dietrich0Xavier Dietrich5739 Cedar St. Apt 3-2, 0214002140did not submit signatures
Danila0James Danila4018 Whittemore Ave., 0214002140Transportation Engineerdid not submit signatures
Taylor E.0Emily Taylor4161 Jackson St., 0214002140Therapistdid not submit signatures
Taylor A.0Abigail Taylor4161 Jackson St., 0214002140did not submit signatures
Carlone3Dennis Carlone729 Washington Ave. #6, 0214002140Architect64(July 29)62
Simon0Ben Simon3467 Bishop Allen Dr. #2, 0213902139Teacher40(July 24)
28(July 30)
61 (38+23)
Sobrinho0Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler2719 Trowbridge St #6, 021380213834(July 26)
36(July 29)
20(July 30)
78 (32+31+15)
Toomey15Timothy J. Toomey6688 6th St., 0214102141City Councillor100(July 24)97
Roberts0John Roberts348 Cambridge Terr. #2, 0214002140Cookdid not submit signatures
Pitkin0John Pitkin7518 Fayette St. #2, 021390213947(July 30)
26(July 31)
70 (45+25)
Usmani0Muhamed Usmani35364 Rindge Ave. #9D, 0214002140did not submit signatures
Mednick0Risa L. Mednick5520 Maple Ave., Unit C, 0213902139Nonprofit Mgmt50(July 30)
15(July 31)
59 (45+14)
Levy0Ilan Levy52148 Spring St. 0214102141Software Engineer76(July 31)58
Age shown is the age on Election Day - Nov 5, 2019.

Cambridge School Committee Candidates – 2019
11 candidates officially certified

Cambridge School Committee Candidates - 2019

SorttermsCandidateAgeaddressZIPOccupationsignaturescertified
Wilson0Ayesha Wilson3715 Concord Ave., 021380213844(July 1)
37(July 1)
32(July 15)
67 (43+24)
Fantini18Fred Fantini704 Canal Park #203, 0214102141School Committee84(July 2)
16(July 8)
98 (82+16)
Dawson0Bernette J. Dawson3771 Oxford St. #8, 021380213850(July 11)
8(July 11)
58 (50+8)
Kelly3Kathleen Kelly5917 Marie Ave. #1, 0213902139Social Worker-----will not be a candidate
Lim0Christopher Lim4448 Pleasant St., 0213902139Engineer50(July 29)
22(July 29)
67 (48+19)
Bowman2Manikka Bowman39134 Reed St., 0214002140School Committee98(July 15)87
Kadete0Elechi Kadete3010 Laurel St. #4, 0213902139Financial Analyst50(July 10)
18(July 15)
58 (41+17)
Dexter2Emily Dexter629 Fenno St., 0213802138Research31(July 23)
33(July 24)
32(July 31)
93 (29+33+31)
Weinstein D0David J. Weinstein4645 S. Normandy Ave., 0213802138Writer/Communications48(July 22)
19(July 24)
60 (46+14)
Rojas0Jose Luis Rojas Villarreal4819 Cornelius Way, 0214102141Loan Officer25(July 26)
33(July 29)
15(July 31)
70 (23+32+15)
Weinstein R0Rachel B. Weinstein4460 Standish St. #1, 0213802138100(July 29)94
Allen0Ruth Ryan Allen5548 Fenno St., 021380213891(July 31)85
Age shown is the age on Election Day - Nov 5, 2019.

Certified candidates may still choose to withdraw their names any time prior to the Fri, Aug 16, 5:00pm deadline.

Candidates need 50 certified signatures to qualify for the ballot.

2019 Cambridge Candidate Pages

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December 15, 2018

Cambridge School Committee 2017 Campaign Finance Summaries and $/Vote

Cambridge School Committee 2017 Campaign Finance Summaries

CandidateFromToStartReceiptsExpendBalanceLiabilities#1 Votes$/VoteNotes
Bowman, Mannika1/1/1612/31/17$2,005.37$17,169.72$15,578.13$3,596.96$0.002768$5.63
Cronin, Fran1/1/1612/31/17$3,095.36$24,806.00$26,687.34$1,214.02$0.001572$16.98
Crutchfield, Jacob1/1/161/17/18$41.07$5,931.00$5,972.07$0.00$0.001039$5.75dissolution
Dexter, Emily1/1/1612/31/17$2,575.32$2,695.00$5,118.58$151.74$4,655.382378$2.15
Fantini, Fred1/1/1612/31/17$5,475.07$8,425.00$9,716.06$4,184.01$14,695.992728$3.56
Kadete, Elechi1/1/1612/31/17$48.48$7,274.00$7,173.08$149.40$0.00846$8.48
Kelly, Kathleen1/1/1612/31/17$5,687.05$13,295.00$7,809.39$11,172.66$3,000.001882$4.15
Kimbrough, Laurance1/1/1712/31/17$0.00$10,325.94$9,766.90$559.04$0.001856$5.26
MacArthur, Will11/4/1612/31/17$0.00$5,492.43$4,264.87$1,227.56$0.00795$5.36
Mitros, Piotr1/1/1712/31/17$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00511$0.00dissolution
Nolan, Patty1/1/1612/31/17$80.24$9,415.00$9,393.97$101.27$8,850.003458$2.72
Weinstein, David1/1/1612/31/17$1,604.03$3,395.00$4,488.26$510.77$0.00797$5.63
School Committee Campaign Finance 2017 - updated Dec 15, 2018

The receipts and expenses shown cover the period from Jan 1, 2016 through Dec 31, 2017.

You can access the full reports here.

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October 28, 2017

Cambridge City Council and School Committee Candidates – 2017

Filed under: 2017 election,Cambridge,City Council,School Committee — Tags: , , , — Robert Winters @ 10:03 pm

Originally posted July 24, 2017, updated July 31, 2017 at 5:00pmFINAL

Cambridge City Council Candidates – 2017

SorttermsCandidateAgeaddressZIPOccupationsignaturescertified
Benjamin0Ronald Benjamin46172 Cushing St., 0213802138-66yes
Burgin0Josh Burgin41812 Memorial Drive #1411, 0213902139-77yes
Carlone2Dennis Carlone709 Washington Ave. #6, 0214002140Architect68yes
D'Ambrosio0Olivia D'Ambrosio346 Arlington St. #1, 0214002140Theatre Arts56yes
Devereux1Jan Devereux58255 Lakeview Ave., 0213802138City Councillor64yes
Gebru0Samuel Gebru25812 Memorial Dr., 0213902139Self-Employed73yes
Harding0Richard Harding45189 Windsor St. #1, 0213902139Administration78yes
Kelley6Craig Kelley556 Saint Gerard Terr. #2, 0214002140Politician82yes
Lenke0Dan Lenke70148 Richdale Ave., 0214002140At Home67yes
Levy0Ilan Levy50148 Spring St. 0214102141Software Engineer85yes
Mallon0Alanna Marie Mallon463 Maple Ave., 0213902139Designer93yes
McGovern2Marc McGovern4815 Pleasant St., 0213902139Social Worker83yes
Moree0Gregg Moree6025 Fairfield St. #4, 0214002140-80yes
Musgrave0Adriane Musgrave325 Newport Rd. #1, 0214002140-57yes
Okamoto0Nadya Okamoto19220 Banks St. #5, 0213802138Student86yes
Pillai0Hari I. Pillai42165 Cambridgepark Dr. #234, 0214002140Business59yes
Santos0Jeff Santos54350 3rd St. #809, 0214202142Radio Host79yes
Siddiqui0Sumbul Siddiqui29530 Windsor Street, 0214102141Attorney78yes
Simmons8E. Denise Simmons66188 Harvard St. #4B, 0213902139Mayor90yes
Sivongxay0Vatsady Sivongxay3559 Kirkland St. #2, 0213802138-93yes
Sutton0Bryan Sutton35764 Cambridge St. #6, 0214102141Management56yes
Tierney0Sean Tierney3212 Prince St., 0213902139Lawyer75yes
Toner0Paul Toner5124 Newman St., 0214002140Teacher, Lawyer84yes
Toomey14Timothy J. Toomey6488 6th St., 0214102141City Councillor98yes
Volmar0Gwen Volmar3213 Ware St. #4, 0213802138University Admin.59yes
Zondervan0Quinton Zondervan47235 Cardinal Medeiros Ave., 0214102141Entrepreneur54yes

Cambridge School Committee Candidates – 2017

SorttermsCandidateAgeaddressZIPOccupationsignaturescertified
Bowman1Manikka Bowman37134 Reed St., 021400214092yes
Cronin1Fran Albin Cronin651 Kimball Ln., 0214002140Aide72yes
Crutchfield0Jake Crutchfield30281 River St. #1, 0123902139Teacher69yes
Dexter1Emily Dexter609 Fenno St., 0213802138Research68yes
Fantini17Fred Fantini684 Canal Park #203, 0214102141Retired99yes
Kadete0Elechi Kadete2810 Laurel St. #4, 0213902139Accountant57yes
Kelly2Kathleen Kelly5717 Marie Ave. #1, 0213902139Social Worker65yes
Kimbrough0Laurance Kimbrough3824 Aberdeen Ave., 0213802138Educator54yes
MacArthur0Will MacArthur1918 Shea Rd., 0214002140Student70yes
Mitros0Piotr Flawiusz Mitros389 Michael Way, 0214102141Engineer78yes
Nolan6Patty Nolan60184 Huron Ave., 0213802138School Committee64yes
Weinstein0David J. Weinstein4445 S. Normandy Ave., 0213802138Writer/Communications65yes

All candidates have now been officially certified by the Election Commission. Certified candidates may still choose to withdraw their names any time prior to the Wed, Aug 16, 5:00pm deadline.

2017 Cambridge Candidate Pages

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