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Candidate	Election History	Party Registration
Ayah Al-Zubi She/Her	2nd time candidate	Dem.
Ayesha Wilson She/Her	Elected to council 2023; served 2 terms on school committee	Dem.
Burhan Azeem He/Him	seeking third Council term	Dem.
Catherine "Cathie" Zusy She/Her	seeking second Council term	Dem.
Dana Bullister She/Her	Last ran in 2021	(Ind.)
E. Denise Simmons She/Her	Mayor; 11th term in office	Dem.
Elizabeth Bisio She/Her	1st-time candidate	Dem.
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler He/Him	4th time running; served '20-21, '24-25.	Dem.
John Hanratty He/Him	2nd time running	(Ind.)
LaQueen Battle She/Her	1st-time candidate	Dem.
Louise Venden She/Her	1st-time write-in candidate
Marc McGovern He/Him	5th term on Council; formerly school committee	Dem.
Ned Melanson He/Him	1st-time candidate	Dem.
Patricia "Patty" Nolan She/Her	seeking fourth Council Term; former School Committee member	Dem.
Peter Hsu He/Him	2nd-time candidate
Robert Winters He/Him	6th time running (ran in the 90s)	Dem.
Stanislav Rivkin He/Him	1st-time candidate	Dem.
Sumbul Siddiqui She/Her	4th term in office, formerly Mayor	Dem.
Tim Flaherty He/Him	1st-time candidate for Council; previously ran for State Senate	Dem.
Zion Sherin He/Him	1st-time candidate	(Ind.)

Demographics

Candidate	Age (at election)	Voter Reg	Home Value	Education
Ayah Al-Zubi She/Her	24 years, 1 month	2 years, 4 months		- BA, Harvard
Ayesha Wilson She/Her	43 years, 6 months	7 years, 11 months	$500,000	- HS, Cambridge Rindge & Latin - BA, Wheelock College - Master's, Wheelock College
Burhan Azeem He/Him	28 years, 10 months	10 years		- BS, MIT
Catherine "Cathie" Zusy She/Her	67 years, 6 months	29 years, 7 months	$2,220,000	- BA, Bucknell University - Master's, Cooperstown Graduate Program - Master's, Simmons College
Dana Bullister She/Her	35 years, 4 months	9 years, 5 months		- MS, Northeastern University - BA, Wellesley College - BA, Wellesley College
E. Denise Simmons She/Her	74 years, 1 month	38 years, 5 months		- BS, UMass Boston - Master's, Antioch College
Elizabeth Bisio She/Her	33 years, 3 months	1 year, 2 months		- BS, Regis University
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler He/Him	33 years, 7 months	7 years, 7 months		- BA, College of the Atlantic
John Hanratty He/Him	67 years, 5 months	29 years, 7 months	$1,200,000	- BS, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - MS, The University of Dallas - MS, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Online)
LaQueen Battle She/Her	40 years	1 year, 5 months		- BA, Purdue University - AAS, City Colleges of Chicago
Louise Venden She/Her	77 years, 4 months	2 years, 5 months	$1,340,000	- MS, University of Wisconsin
Marc McGovern He/Him	56 years, 10 months	31 years, 1 month		- BA, UMass Boston - Master's, Simmons Graduate School of Social Work
Ned Melanson He/Him	32 years	3 years, 1 month		- BA, University of Pittsburgh - JD, Boston College Law School
Patricia "Patty" Nolan She/Her	68 years, 2 months	33 years	$2,000,000	- BA, Harvard - Master's, Yale School of Management
Peter Hsu He/Him	42 years, 5 months	4 years, 3 months	$865,000	- MD, Northeast Ohio Medical University - MPH, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine - MS, UCSD - BS, UCSD
Robert Winters He/Him	70 years, 5 months	45 years, 9 months	$1,675,000	- BS, Queens College - MIT - PhD, Boston University
Stanislav Rivkin He/Him	36 years, 5 months	1 year, 8 months		- BA, Knox College - MFA, Texas State University - MPA (expected), Harvard Kennedy School
Sumbul Siddiqui She/Her	37 years, 8 months	19 years, 4 months	$680,000	- HS, Cambridge Rindge & Latin - BA, Brown University - JD, Northwestern University
Tim Flaherty He/Him	60 years, 5 months	41 years, 4 months	$1,300,000
Zion Sherin He/Him	25 years	7 months		- BA, Cornell - AA, Hudson Valley Community College

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