Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
2023 Candidate for Cambridge City Council

Home address:
187 Brookline St. #3
Cambridge, MA 02139

Contact information:
Tel: 617-520-4812
website: www.votejivan.org
e-mail:jivan.sobrinhowheeler@gmail.com
Twitter: twitter.com/votejivan
Instagram: instagram.com/votejivan

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Campaign Bio
I believe in the power of local government because I’ve seen the impact of public commitments in my own life. I lived in subsidized housing growing up after my parents divorced and received health insurance through CHIP. I am who I am today in part because previous generations of voters and policy-makers dared to innovate and invest in people they would never get a chance to meet personally.

I previously served on the City Council in 2020-2021. In addition to dealing with all the challenges of the pandemic, in my first term on the Council, I worked on legislation to create hundreds of new affordable homes in Cambridge, safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists, and more transparent and accountable government. I’m excited to build on that experience and hit the ground running if elected.

Since my previous term on the City Council, I have been working as the New England Progressive Governance Director for the Working Families Party. In my current role, I work with state & local elected officials, advocates, and residents around New England to craft legislation on affordable housing, child care, sustainability, and more.

Before starting on the Council, I worked with environmental programs at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, a nationally-recognized land policy think in Cambridge. My work supported land conservation projects around the world, and I helped land trusts, academic institutions, and community organizations find the tools they needed to build sustainable communities.

Like two-thirds of Cambridge residents, I’m a renter. I’m a proud organizer by background and democratic socialist by commitment. I live in Cambridgeport in a triple-decker with my partner and our cat, Eden.

Learn more about my campaign via my website, Twitter, or Instagram.

Endorsements:
Our campaign has been endorsed by:

• Greater Boston Labor Council
• MA Sierra Club
• A Better Cambridge
• Our Revolution Cambridge
• Boston DSA
• UAW Region 9A
• MA Laborers’ Union
• MA Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen
• IBEW Local 103

Top Priorities

• Housing Affordability
• Childcare & After-school programs
• Transportation
• Sustainability & Climate Resilience

2021 Candidate Page     CCTV candidate video (2021)     2021 MCNA Candidate Forum (Sobrinho-Wheeler)

2019 Candidate Page     CCTV candidate video (2019)