Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
2025 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’m serving my 2nd term on the City Council and have passed legislation to create hundreds of new affordable homes in Cambridge, safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists, and more transparent and accountable government.

My family didn’t have a lot of economic stability growing up, but we did have each other. My mom and I moved 7 times throughout Massachusetts and PA before I turned 10 while she looked for work and went back to school. We depended on affordable housing & childcare, and I’ve spent my career working to make sure others have the same access to those critical services that I did.

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

I’ve also served as the New England Progressive Governance Director for the Working Families Party, working with state & local elected officials, advocates, and residents around New England to craft legislation on affordable housing, child care, sustainability, and more.

Like two-thirds of Cambridge residents, I’m a renter. I live in Cambridgeport in a triple-decker with my partner Anna and our cat, Eden.

Endorsements (from 2023):
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

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