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Paul Toner

He/Him

Currently
City Councillor
Election history
Not running for re-election

More about Paul Toner

Incumbent Paul Toner decided not to seek reelection following charges for frequenting a brothel.

He has endorsed and is actively campaigning for Tim Flaherty to replace him on the Council.

Incumbent
Yes
Age
59 years, 6 months
Born in 1966

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AHO #3

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Paul Toner is a person I have known my entire life. He's a man of high character. He loves his family and his family loves him. None of us are perfect. He's a hard-working city councilor, and the City of Cambridge is lucky to have him.

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The Harvard Crimson Cambridge Councilor Paul Toner, a Self-Described ‘Practical Progressive,’ Seeks Consensus in Reelection Bid

Looking at the 2023 Council race, Toner labels himself “the more moderate of the candidates.”

“I’ve kind of been described as the adult in the room,” he said. “It’s great to be passionate about a subject, but we also have to be practical about a subject.”

Nov. 1, 2023 — Samuel P. Goldston
The Harvard Crimson Cambridge Councilor Paul Toner, a Self-Described ‘Practical Progressive,’ Seeks Consensus in Reelection Bid

Looking at the 2023 Council race, Toner labels himself “the more moderate of the candidates.”

“I’ve kind of been described as the adult in the room,” he said. “It’s great to be passionate about a subject, but we also have to be practical about a subject.”

Nov. 1, 2023 — Samuel P. Goldston
Cambridge Day Statements by five Cambridge city councillors on the attack on Israel

Oct. 13, 2023 — E. Denise Simmons, Patty Nolan, Paul Toner, Burhan Azeem, Marc McGovern
Cambridge Day Statements by five Cambridge city councillors on the attack on Israel

Oct. 13, 2023 — E. Denise Simmons, Patty Nolan, Paul Toner, Burhan Azeem, Marc McGovern
The Harvard Crimson Cambridge Activists Protest Council Candidates After Racist, Transphobic Social Media Activity Comes To Light

Paul F. Toner, the second incumbent endorsed by the CCC, said he doesn’t “think anybody here is transphobic or Islamophobic, or is racist.”

“I think there may be some mistakes that have been made along the way,” he said.

Oct. 2, 2023 — Muskaan Arshad, Julian J. Giordano
The Harvard Crimson Cambridge Activists Protest Council Candidates After Racist, Transphobic Social Media Activity Comes To Light

Paul F. Toner, the second incumbent endorsed by the CCC, said he doesn’t “think anybody here is transphobic or Islamophobic, or is racist.”

“I think there may be some mistakes that have been made along the way,” he said.

Oct. 2, 2023 — Muskaan Arshad, Julian J. Giordano

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How much Paul has raised and spent

TBD
Raised in 2025