Cambridge Candidate Pages – 2023
Cambridge, Massachusetts Municipal Election - Tuesday, November 7, 2023
In Cambridge's proportional representation (PR) elections, you may vote for as many candidates as you please, but you must rank your choices. Give a #1 rank to your top choice, a #2 rank to your next choice, etc. Ranking additional candidates will never hurt your top choice(s). If you assign the same rank to more than one candidate, none of those candidates will receive your vote. To prevent this, incorrectly cast ballots will be rejected and returned to you for correction. This way every vote will count as intended. Please read as much as you can about all of the candidates and make an informed choice. Election Day is Tuesday, November 7, 2023.
[Where do I vote?] [Polling Locations List (2023)] [Polling Locations Map (2023)]
[Calendar: 2023 Campaign Event Listings and Candidate Forums] Send all updates (candidates, events) to election2023@cambridgecivic.com.
Candidates for Cambridge City Council (24 candidates for 9 seats)
[Last updated: Oct 31] Click on the candidate and page will open in a separate window.
Ayah Al-Zubi 2B Dodge St., 02139 (new candidate) |
Burhan Azeem 96 Berkshire St., 02141 incumbent elected |
Doug Brown 35 Standish St., 02138 (new candidate) |
John Hanratty 15 Mt. Vernon St. #7, 02140 (new candidate) |
Peter Hsu 70 Gore St. #2, 02141 (new candidate) |
Adrienne Klein 7 Beech St. #308, 02140 (new candidate) |
Marc C. McGovern 17 Pleasant St., 02139 incumbent elected |
Joe McGuirk 314 Columbia St. #1, 02141 (ran in 2021) |
Gregg J. Moree 25 Fairfield St., 02140 (ran in 2021) |
Federico Muchnik 82 Richdale Ave., 02140 (new candidate) |
Patricia M. Nolan 184 Huron Ave., 02138 incumbent elected |
Carrie Pasquarello 230 Upland Rd., 02140 (new candidate) |
Joan Pickett 59 Ellery St. #1, 02138 (new candidate) elected |
Frantz Pierre 22 Water Street #808, 02141 (ran in 2021) |
Sumbul Siddiqui 283 Sidney St. #3, 02139 incumbent elected |
E. Denise Simmons 188 Harvard St. #4B, 02139 incumbent elected |
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler 187 Brookline St. #3, 02139 (defeated in 2021) elected |
Paul F. Toner 24 Newman St., 02140 incumbent elected |
Dan Totten 54 Bishop Allen Dr. #2, 02139 (new candidate) |
Vernon K. Walker 165 Main St. #1205, 02142 (new candidate) |
Hao Wang 1 Longfellow Rd., 02138 (new candidate) |
Ayesha Wilson 15 Concord Ave., 02138 SC incumbent elected |
Robert Winters 366 Broadway, 02139 (new candidate) |
Catherine Zusy 202 Hamilton St., 02139 (new candidate) |
Recently updated: Siddiqui update (Oct 31); Pasquarello video added (Oct 25), Peter Hsu update (Oct 20); Carrie Pasquarello update (Oct 19); Doug Brown update (Oct 18 - sorry for the delay!); Pages w/o updates for 2023 noted (Oct 17); Patty Nolan page updated (Oct 17); Walker video link added (Oct 3); Hanratty update (Oct 1); new Winters pic (thanks, George!) (Sept 29); Doug Brown photos and contact info added (Sept 28); Simmons video link added (Sept 28); Totten video link added (Sept 26); Toner updates (Sept 24); Winters “priorities and concerns” added (Sept 23); Peter Hsu pic/info added (Sept 21); Muchnik website and contact info added (Sept 21); Al-Zubi video link added (Sept 21); Winters pic updated (Sept 19); Sobrinho-Wheeler page updated (Sept 18); CCTV video links added for McGuirk, Wilson, Siddiqui (Sept 13); Simmons website updated (Aug 10); Added CCTV video links for Zusy, McGovern, Nolan, Hanratty, Muchnik, Pasquarello, Azeem, and Klein (Sept 8); Winters updates (Sept 7); Wilson updates/pic (Sept 6); Pasquarello website added (Sept 1): Winters updates (Aug 31); Muchnik updates (Aug 30); Zusy page updated (Aug 29); Wang updates (Aug 25); Zusy updates/pic (Aug 21); problematic links removed from Moree page (Aug 21); Klein update (Aug 21); Muchnik update (Aug 18); Muchnik page/pic (Aug 17); Winters page/pics updates (Aug 15); McGuirk page update (Aug 13); Al-Zubi info/picture (Aug 12); Hanratty page/picture (Aug 12); Azeem page (Aug 11); Totten page/picture (Aug 10); Winters page/picture (Aug 9); Walker page/picture (Aug 6); Pickett page/picture (Aug 6); added photos, contact and other info for several candidates (Aug 3).
Candidates for Cambridge School Committee (11 candidates for 6 seats)
[Last updated: Oct 20] Click on the candidate and page will open in a separate window.
Alborz Bejnood 166 Auburn St., Apt B, 02139 (new candidate) |
Richard Harding, Jr. 189 Windsor St. #1, 02139 (former SC member) elected |
Elizabeth Hudson 236 Walden St., 02140 (new candidate) elected |
Caroline M. Hunter 23 Rockwell St., 02139 incumbent elected |
Andrew King 71 Chilton St., 02138 (new candidate) |
Frantz Pierre 22 Water Street #808, 02141 (also pulled papers for City Council) |
José Luis Rojas Villarreal 19 Cornelius Way, 02141 incumbent elected |
Eugenia Schraa Huh 259 Washington St., 02139 (new candidate) |
Robert V. Travers, Jr. 54 Fulkerson St., 02141 (new candidate) |
David J. Weinstein 45 S. Normandy Ave., 02138 incumbent elected |
Rachel B. Weinstein 60 Standish St. #1, 02138 incumbent elected |
Recently updated: Harding website, email updated; Pages w/o updates for 2023 noted (Oct 17); Alborz Bejnood photos added (Oct 15); Modified Hudson text (Oct 12); Elizabeth Hudson info/photos added (Oct 7); Elizabeth Hudson photos added (Oct 5); I'll be clearing out some of the Candidate Pages soon of material from candidates who have only material from past elections; previous Harding information purged, updates to follow (Oct 3); Harding link fixed (Sept 25); Hudson video link added (Sept 21); CCTV video link add for King (Sept 19); José Luis Rojas Villarreal page updated (Sept 17); Elizabeth Hudson info/pic added (Sept 15); Eugenia Schraa Huh info/pic added (Sept 15); CCTV video link added for Eugenia Schraa Huh (Sept 13); Added CCTV video links for R. Weinstein, D. Weinstein, Hunter (Sept 8); Andrew King updates/pic (Sept 1); Bobby Travers updates/pic (Aug 25); Rachel Weinstein updates (Aug 23); Updated David Weinstein page (Aug 11); photos and contact information updated as they arrive.
2023 Campaign Event Listings and Candidate Forums [Updates welcome] 2021 Election Information [for reference and comparison] 2021 Campaign Event Listings and Candidate Forums 2021 Ballot Question Information (includes arguments for and against) Cambridge’s 2021 ballot questions explained: Here’s what you need to know (Oct 14, 2021, Cambridge Chronicle) Sequential list of who pulled nomination papers in 2021 for City Council or School Committee Map of Drop Box and Early Voting Locations (2021) List of Election Day Polling Locations (2021) Voting by Proportional Representation (PDF derived from official City brochure) Voting by Proportional Representation (HTML derived from official City brochure) Voting by Proportional Representation (Flash version derived from official City brochure - click or grab corner to turn page) Voting by Proportional Representation (rescaled Flash version derived from official City brochure - click or grab corner to turn page) Supplemental notes on the Cambridge PR elections (modified Sept 7, 2013) An example - 2003 City Council election graphs round-by-round (PDF) |
Official 2023 Cambridge Municipal Election Calendar (and advice for candidates)
Please Note: Potential changes to voter registration, early voting, etc. may require revisions.
Mon, July 3: | Municipal Election Nomination Papers available at Election Commission office. Nomination papers for City Council and School Committee will be available beginning Monday, July 3 at the Election Commission office, 51 Inman Street, Cambridge. The office will be open on Monday, July 3 from 8:30am until 8:00pm. The deadline to file nomination papers is Monday, July 31 at 5:00pm. When visiting the Election Commission office please use the side entrance located on Inman Place until further notice. The 2023 Municipal Election Calendar is posted on the Commission’s website. 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 3. Election Day is Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Nomination papers will be available through the July 31 submission deadline, but it is advisable that a candidate pick up papers early and get started collecting signatures. The process is an excellent way for a new candidates to “get their feet wet” and acclimate to the process of asking for support. ALL pages of your nomination papers must be notarized and there are a total of three sheets. You will also want to get a current database of registered voters. This is available from the Election Commission free of charge to any candidate who has pulled nomination papers. Voter history files and the street listing are also available. |
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Mon, July 31: | 5:00pm deadline to submit nomination papers & statements of financial interest for candidates. A minimum of 50 valid signatures must be filed and a candidate may submit up to 100 signatures. Once a voter's signature has been recorded for a particular candidate, it cannot be used for another candidate in the same race. That is, a voter should sign for exactly one candidate for City Council and one candidate for School Committee. Candidates should submit as many signatures as possible over the minimum of 50 because it is very likely that some signatures will not be certified. It is advisable that all signatures be checked against the voter registration list before submitting them. Candidates do not have to submit all their signatures at one time, and it is advisable that signatures be submitted as each sheet becomes full. The Election Commission staff traditionally checks signatures soon after they are submitted, so it is possible to know how many signatures have been tentatively certified in case it is necessary to obtain more signatures to reach the minimum of 50 certified signatures. Actual certification is only official when the Election Commission votes to approve them. |
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Mon, Aug 14: | 5:00pm deadline for Election Commission to certify signatures on nomination papers. | ||||||||||||||
Wed, Aug 16: | 5:00pm deadline for municipal candidates to file withdrawal of nomination. | ||||||||||||||
Sat, Oct 28: | 5:00pm deadline to register to vote in municipal election. In person registration hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm at Election Commission office. (Mail in registration must be postmarked by Oct 28). | ||||||||||||||
Sat, Oct 28 - Fri, Nov 3: |
In-Person Early Voting. Any registered voter can vote early. Unlike Election Day, you are not assigned to a polling location during the early voting period. You can go to any of the three (3) Cambridge early voting locations during the times designated below. The Election Commission office at 51 Inman Street will NOT be an early voting location for this election.
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Mon, Oct 30: | Deadline for School Committee candidates and Political Committees to file Municipal Campaign & Political Finance Reports. (City Council candidates should consult their OCPF packets regarding depository-filing requirements). City Council candidates are required under state law to set up a depository account at a bank. The bank will report all deposits and expenditures directly to the state's Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF). School Committee candidates are not required to set up a depository account, but they must file a campaign finance report in mid-October and at the end of the year. |
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Tues, Oct 31: | 5:00pm deadline to apply for absentee ballot by mail. | ||||||||||||||
Mon, Nov 6: | Noontime (12:00pm) deadline to apply for absentee ballot for over-the-counter voting. | ||||||||||||||
Tues, Nov 7: | Municipal Election. Polls are open 7:00am until 8:00pm. It is expected that the Election Commission will report preliminary election results Tuesday evening (Nov 7), but this tally does not include auxiliary ballots (write-in ballots and other ballots not yet counted for a variety of reasons). These will be scanned and tabulated on Wednesday. Unofficial election results are expected to be announced on Wednesday when all of the auxiliary ballots have been included. The official election results will not be complete until any overseas absentee ballots and provisional ballots have been included on Fri, Nov 7. |
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Wed, Nov 8: | 9:00am-5:00pm. Ballot count resumes at Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Avenue, Central Square. | ||||||||||||||
Thurs, Nov 9: | 9:00am-5:00pm. Ballot count resumes at Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Avenue, Central Square. (additional day) | ||||||||||||||
Fri, Nov 17: | Overseas Absentee Ballots and Provisional Ballots will be counted at 5:00pm. |
In-person early voting and drop box locations and hours are posted online at www.cambridgema.gov/election and will be available at the Election Commission Office.
Regular Election Commission Office Hours: (Unless otherwise indicated) Mondays: 8:30am to 8:00pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: 8:30am to 5:00pm Fridays: 8:30am to Noon |
Holidays: The Election Commission will be closed for the following holidays: Independence Day - Tuesday, July 4 Labor Day - Monday, September 4 Indigeonous Peoples/Columbus Day - Monday, October 9 |
2023 Official Municipal Election Calendar
Recently Updated: Early Voting Dates, Times, Locations
2023 Candidate Videos (CCTV) MCNA City Council Candidate Forum (2021) |
Candidates: Send all updates to election2023@cambridgecivic.com. There will be no endorsements on the Candidate Pages - just the information provided by the candidates. Links to other pages will be added when clarification of topics is warranted. Volunteers willing to write about specific topics and do some fact checking are very welcome. 2021 Candidate Pages 2019 Candidate Pages 2017 Candidate Pages 2015 Candidate Pages 2013 Candidate Pages 2011 Candidate Pages 2009 Candidate Pages 2007 Candidate Pages 2005 Candidate Pages 2003 Candidate Pages Site last updated Tuesday, November 21, 2023 2:58 PM |
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