City Council

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Ayah Al-Zubi

Ayah Al-Zubi moved to Cambridge to attend Harvard, from which she graduated in May 2023. She has been involved in after… Learn more »

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Ayesha Wilson

Ayesha Wilson grew up in Cambridge public housing and attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin. She earned a Master's in Soc… Learn more »

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Burhan Azeem

Burhan Azeem's family immigrated to the United States from Pakistan when he was young. They moved several times, and Bu… Learn more »

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Catherine "Cathie" Zusy

A Cambridge resident for over 25 years, Cathie Zusy is a former museum curator who has been very active in local boards… Learn more »

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Dana Bullister

Dana Bullister is a second-time challenger. A policy design researcher and data scientist now pursuing her PhD at North… Learn more »

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E. Denise Simmons

Born and raised in Cambridge, Denise Simmons has been active in the Cambridge community for many years. Denise served a… Learn more »

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Elizabeth Bisio

Elizabeth Bisio is a startup founder, tech executive, and former ER nurse renting in Cambridge Crossing. She has not fi… Learn more »

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Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler

Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler has lived in Cambridge since 2017 and has served two non-consecutive terms on the city council, … Learn more »

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John Hanratty

John Hanratty has lived in Cambridge for over 25 years. He's had a long career as a tech executive and entrepreneur, re… Learn more »

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LaQueen Battle

LaQueen Battle is a first-time candidate for both City Council and School Committee. A Certified Nursing Assistant/Medi… Learn more »

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Louise Venden

Although her nomination papers were rejected on the final day of eligibility, Louise Venden is running a write-in campa… Learn more »

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Marc McGovern

Marc McGovern was born in Cambridge and has spent much of the last two decades in elected office, first on the School C… Learn more »

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Ned Melanson

Ned Melanson is a public defender and disability attorney running as a first-time challenger. He rents in Cambridgeport… Learn more »

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Patricia "Patty" Nolan

Patty Nolan grew up in Chicago and Connecticut. She first moved to Cambridge to attend Harvard, graduating in 1980. Pat… Learn more »

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Peter Hsu

Dr. Peter Hsu is a practicing physician and second-time challenger for Cambridge City Council. He is on staff at Beth I… Learn more »

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Robert Winters

Robert Winters is perhaps best known in Cambridge for maintaining a blog, titled Cambridge Civic Journal, about Cambrid… Learn more »

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Stanislav Rivkin

Stanislav "Stan" Rivkin was born in Uzbekistan and immigrated to the US when he was young. Stan credits his family's ex… Learn more »

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Sumbul Siddiqui

Sumbul Siddiqui's family immigrated to the United States from Pakistan when she was 2, and they moved to Cambridge when… Learn more »

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Tim Flaherty

As lifelong Cantabrigian, Tim Flaherty has a long history in the area. For instance, he previously ran for State Senate… Learn more »

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Zion Sherin

Zion Sherin is new to Cambridge, municipal politics, and voting, having registered in Cambridge for the first time this… Learn more »