LaQueen Battle
She/Her
Currently: CNA; Entrepreneur
Election history: 1st-time candidate
She/Her
Currently: CNA; Entrepreneur
Election history: 1st-time candidate
LaQueen Battle is a first-time candidate for both City Council and School Committee. A Certified Nursing Assistant/Medical Assistant and CHA resident, LaQueen's run for Council and School Committee is informed by her experience with navigating housing insecurity and social services as a domestic violence survivor, and in community activism.
LaQueen Battle has first-hand experience with housing insecurity and has lived in Chicago, Quincy, and now Cambridge. LaQueen has spoken in support of services for people experiencing housing insecurity.
LaQueen is in favor of upzoning and knows firsthand how difficult accessing Affordable Housing is. She has experience with rent control and has spoken about the balance of rent control at the expense of affordable housing, and thinks there should be more of an emphasis on paths to home ownership.
She has given public comment in support of exploring Social Housing.
Homeless families have more of a hill to climb.
Many shelters won't accept suitcases; many are full; many told me they didn't have beds available, and the only option was for me to sleep on the floor.
| Organization | Cambridge? | Union? | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Bicycle Safety |
Pedestrian and cycling safety, policy, infrastructure, governance
Pedestrian and cycling safety, policy, infrastructure, governance
Pedestrian and cycling safety, policy, infrastructure, governance
Pedestrian and cycling safety, policy, infrastructure, governance
Questions about how Cambridge can support Palestinians locally, divestment from Israel, and protesting and ICE.
Questions about how Cambridge can support Palestinians locally, divestment from Israel, and protesting and ICE.
Lengthy panel on progressive issues; 12 respondents. This is the first year this has appeared.
Lengthy panel on progressive issues; 12 respondents. This is the first year this has appeared.
Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association City Council Candidate Night 2025
Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association City Council Candidate Night 2025
Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association School Committee Candidate Night 2025
Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association School Committee Candidate Night 2025
Porter Square Neighborhood Association and Baldwin Neighborhood Council City Council Candidate Forum at Lesley University
Porter Square Neighborhood Association and Baldwin Neighborhood Council City Council Candidate Forum at Lesley University
"This year, we turned the traditional format upside down: community members with lived experience will speak first, and candidates will listen and respond. We heard directly about pressing issues like housing, mental health, and food security—and learn how candidates plan to act on them."
"This year, we turned the traditional format upside down: community members with lived experience will speak first, and candidates will listen and respond. We heard directly about pressing issues like housing, mental health, and food security—and learn how candidates plan to act on them."
Zoom-based panel run by 350Mass, Mothers Out Front, Green Cambridge, Elders Climate Action, others.
Zoom-based panel run by 350Mass, Mothers Out Front, Green Cambridge, Elders Climate Action, others.