The Candidates – updated as candidates pull papers and submit signatures – updated Aug 5) – FINAL
| Candidate | Office Sought | Address | Signatures Submitted | Certified* | Notes |
| E. Denise Simmons | Council | 188 Harvard St., 02139 | 98 (July 12) | 87 | July 1 |
| Kenneth Reeves | Council | 340 Harvard St., 02139 | 100 (July 5) | 87 | July 1 |
| Janneke House | Council | 12 Hilliard St., 02138 | 100 (July 16) | 91 | July 1 |
| Leland Cheung | Council | 157 Garden St., 02138 | 100 (July 19) | 90 | July 1 |
| Minka vanBeuzekom | Council | 20 Essex St., 02139 | 66 (July 1), 34 (July 25) | 92 | July 1 |
| Jefferson R. Smith | Council | 134 Tremont St., 02139 | 100 (July 23) | 90 | July 1 |
| Marc McGovern | Council | 15 Pleasant St., 02139 | 100 (July 8) | 97 | July 1 |
| Dennis J. Carlone | Council | 16 Martin St., 02138 | 83 (July 31), 4 (July 31) | 70 | July 1 |
| Gary Mello | Council | 324 Franklin St., 02139 | 70 (July 3), 5 (July 30) | 64 | July 1 |
| Lesley Rebecca Phillips | Council | 1643 Cambridge St. #52, 02138 | 83 (July 2), 17 (July 19) | 94 | July 1 |
| Gregg J. Moree | Council | 25 Fairfield St., 02140 | 71 (July 23) | 61 | July 1 |
| Nadeem Mazen | Council | 73A Magazine St. #203, 02139 | 100 (July 16) | 82 | July 1 |
| Timothy J. Toomey | Council | 88 Sixth St., 02141 | 100 (July 9) | 100 | July 1 |
| Craig Kelley | Council | 6 St. Gerard Terr., 02140 | 100 (July 2) | 93 | July 1 |
| David P. Maher | Council | 120 Appleton St., 02138 | 100 (July 23) | 94 | July 1 |
| Ron Peden | Council | 25 Aberdeen St. #3, 02138 | 100 (July 31) | 86 | July 1 |
| Dennis A. Benzan | Council | 1 Pine St., 02139 | 86 (July 2) | 75 | July 1 |
| Sam Seidel | Council | 381 Broadway #1, 02139 | 100 (July 29) | 92 | July 1 |
| Kristen von Hoffmann | Council | 205 Walden St. #3G, 02140 | 100 (July 29) | 99 | July 1 |
| Luis Vasquez | Council | 23 Market St., 02139 | 100 (July 8) | 72 | July 1 |
| James Lee | Council | 400 Broadway, 02139 | 64 (July 12), 36 (July 15) | 85 | July 3 |
| James Williamson | Council | 1000 Jackson Pl. #45, 02140 | 46 (July 23), 17 (July 25) | 54 | July 3 |
| — | — | July 15 | |||
| — | — | July 16 | |||
| Elie Yarden | Council | 143 Pleasant St. #2A, 02139 | 97 (July 29) | 75 | July 17 |
| Logan Leslie | Council | 204 Fayerweather St., 02138 | 100 (July 30) | 86 | July 17 |
| Mushtaque Mirza | Council | 843 Mass. Ave. #3, 02139 | 100 (July 29) | 72 | July 25 |
| — | — | July 29 | |||
| Richard Harding | School | 189 Windsor St., 02139 | 94 (July 26) | 80 | July 1 |
| Alfred B. Fantini | School | 4 Canal Pk., 02141 | 50 (July 2), 50 (July 3) | 100 | July 1 |
| Kathleen M. Kelly | School | 17 Marie Ave. #1, 02139 | 62 (July 8), 33 (July 24) | 91 | July 1 |
| Fran Cronin | School | 1 Kimball Lane, 02140 | 86 (July 18) | 72 | July 1 |
| Joyce Gerber | School | 10 Fairfield St., 02140 | 78 (July 12) | 71 | July 1 |
| John Holland | School | 26 Normandy Terr., 02138 | 64 (July 30) | 52 | July 1 |
| Patricia Nolan | School | 184 Huron Ave., 02138 | 49 (July 19), 11 (July 25) | 59 | July 2 |
| Mervan Osborne | School | 149 Auburn St., 02139 | 90 (July 17) | 77 | July 2 |
| Elechi Kadete | School | 10 Laurel St. #4, 02139 | 93 (July 18) | 74 | July 2 |
| — | — | July 3 | |||
| — | — | July 5 | |||
| — | — | July 26 | |||
| Alice Turkel is not running for School Committee. The deadline for submitting signatures was Wed, July 31, 5:00pm. | |||||
* The deadline to file nomination papers is Wednesday, July 31st at 5:00pm. 50 certified signatures are required and candidates can submit no more than 100 signatures. Signatures are unofficially certified by staff in the Election Commission office, but actual certification is done by the Election Commission during July and possibly as late as Aug 14. When officially certified, the number of certified signatures will be indicated in bold.
Cambridge Candidate Pages – 2013
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Note to City Council and School Committee candidates (updated June 30):
Please let me know soon if you’ve made any decisions regarding your intention to be on the November 2013 municipal election ballot. If so, please send me any relevant information about your campaign (website, Facebook page, Twitter, e-mail address, phone number, where to send donations). You can also submit any other information relevant to your candidacy (background, priorities, etc.). If you have any ideas on topics that all candidates should be asked to provide statements, please send me those suggestions.
Also, if you (or anyone else) have suggestions on what topics should be presented to all City Council candidates and/or all School Committee candidates in the 2013 election, please let me know soon. Candidates are already submitting responses.
The 2013 Candidate Pages are meant as a resource not only for voters but also for reporters and supporters who may wish to get in touch regarding your campaign. I’m also happy to list any dates for campaign kickoffs or other significant candidate events in the Election Calendar. – RW
2013 Municipal Election: Nomination Papers Available Starting Monday July 1
Nomination papers for City Council and School Committee will be available beginning Monday, July 1st at the Election Commission office, 51 Inman Street, Cambridge. The office will be open on Monday, July 1st from 8:30am until 8:00pm. The deadline to file nomination papers is Wednesday, July 31st at 5:00pm. The 2013 Municipal Election Calendar is posted on the Commission’s website: www.cambridgema.gov/election.
The requirements to run for City Council or School Committee are:
1. The person must be a registered voter in Cambridge. To register, one must be 18 years of age by Election Day, a U.S. citizen and a resident in the City of Cambridge.
2. The person must file no fewer than fifty (50) and no more than one hundred (100) certifiable signatures of registered voters in the City of Cambridge.
The Commission has prepared an information kit for candidates containing important dates, Commission policies, services and publications. The kits will be available with the nomination papers on July 1st.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2013.
Hey, maybe we’ll have enough fresh faces to get rid of some of these incumbents!
Comment by Wade — July 7, 2013 @ 2:54 pm
Wade – If you must shoot, don’t shoot so wildly. If you have issues with some incumbents, I’m sure this doesn’t include ALL incumbents. In any case, there will be at least one open seat and, it would seem, probably two open seats this year on the City Council. There will also be one open seat on the School Committee. [All seats, of course, are technically open in this at-large election.]
Personally, I take issue with some decisions of the School Committee over the last two years, but I have minimal grievances with the City Council. I think they have dysfunctional dynamics, but some of that will be cured by the exit of one of the vacating councillors. The bottom line is how they vote, and I have been quite satisfied with most of the votes taken during the current term. In particular, I believe they chose wisely in the City Manager decision and in the controversial votes on the Forest City zoning and the MIT/Kendall zoning.
My only concern right now regarding prospective City Council candidates is that I don’t want to see any candidates elected who will oppose any and all change in Central Square. There are a lot of good things that can happen if the next City Council has the capacity to look forward and not simply stick their heads in the sand and block all change.
Comment by Robert Winters — July 7, 2013 @ 3:30 pm
Can we get a “fantasy” city council roster going or maybe city council bingo? I see two seats wide open but I’d wager that more than two seats will change hands and I’m willing to put a whole chocolate frap down on the table to back my swager.
Comment by Patrick Barrett — July 9, 2013 @ 3:56 pm