Happy Birthday Amy! Thanks for putting together and sharing via email all the coming debate and election information.
With elections right around the corner, the following are links to websites that tie the upcoming events and candidates together.
From Welcoming Newton
From the League of Women Voters Newton
From Newton City website
From Amy Sangiolo’s e-mail Newsletter
REGISTER TO VOTE: The last day to register to vote for the November 5thMunicipal Elections is Wednesday, October 16th – the day after my birthday! To verify your voter registration, go here. You can register to vote online here or by mail here or you can also head down to City Hall and register in person.
Sample Ballots for the upcoming elections can be found here.
AREA COUNCIL HOST DEBATES: The Newtonville Area Council, Waban Area Council, Newton Highlands Area Council and the Upper Falls Area Councils are hosting candidate debates beginning this weekend. Click on links to candidate websites and NewTV Candidate Statements – where available. I’ve also included links to the LWVN debates for the different races.P
Wards 1-4
DATE AND TIME: Sunday, October 20, 2019; 2:00–6:00 pm
LOCATION: Newton North High School cafeteria, 457 Walnut St., Newtonville
Moderated by Marcus Breen
- Ward 1 Councilor:
- Ward 2 Councilor:
- Emily Norton* – see Candidate Statement here
- Bryan P. Barash – see Candidate Statement here
- Ward 2 Councilor‐at‐Large:
- Susan S. Albright* – see Candidate Statement here
- Jacob D. Auchincloss* – see Candidate Statement here and Jake’s Congressional website here**
- Jennifer A. Bentley – see Candidate Statement here
- Tarik J. Lucas – see Candidate Statement here
- Ward 3 Councilor:
- Julia Malakie – see Candidate Statement here
- Carolina Ventura – see Candidate Statement here
- Ward 3 Councilor‐at‐Large:
- James R. Cote* – see Candidate Statement here
- Andrea W. Kelley* – see Candidate Statement here
- Pamela A. Wright – see Candidate Statement here
Moderated by Ken Parker
- Ward 4 School Committee:
- Alexander Koifman
- Tamika Olszewski – see Candidate Statement here
Wards 5-6
DATE AND TIME: Sunday, October 27, 2019; 2:00–6:00 pm
LOCATION: Zervas Elementary School, Cafeterium 30 Beethoven Ave., Waban
Moderated by Andy Levin
- Ward 5 Councilor:
- Rena Getz – see Candidate Statement here
- Bill Humphrey – see Candidate Statement here
- Kathy Winters – see Candidate Statement here
- Ward 5 Councilor‐at‐Large:
- Deborah J. Crossley*- see Candidate Statement here
- Andreae Downs*- see Candidate Statement here
- Paul E. Coletti – see Candidate Statement here
- Ward 6 Councilor:
- Brenda Noel* – see Candidate Statement here
- Lisa Gordon – see Candidate Statement here
- Ward 6 Councilor‐at‐Large:
- Victoria L. Danberg* – see Candidate Statement here
- Greg Schwartz* – see Candidate Statement here
- Alicia G. Bowman – see Candidate Statement here
Moderated by Ken Parker
- Ward 5 School Committee:
- Lev Agranovich – no website – see Candidate Statement here
- Emily R. Prenner – see Candidate Statement here
- Ward 6 School Committee:
- Ruth E. Goldman* – see Candidate Statement here
- Galina N. Rosenblit – no website – see Candidate Statement here
* incumbent
**Please note: Jake’s colleague on the City Council, Becky Grossman, who is running unopposed for Ward 7 City Councilor at-large, is also running for Congress. Her City Council website can be found here, her Candidate Statement can be found here, and her Congressional Facebook page link can be found here.
The Area councils welcome questions from anyone in Newton in advance. Please submit them to [email protected] by TONIGHT – October 15th – (my birthday!!) Videos of the events will air on NewTV and should be available on all our social media platforms within 48 hours of the events.
Here are links to the League of Women Voter debates:
Ward Councilor Debates:
Ward Councilor At-Large Debates:
For other candidate statements (those who are unopposed) go here.
Thank you to NewTV and the League and to all the candidates for your willingness to serve.
@Marti. Thanks for organizing and posting this. You have added much needed structure, cohesion and clarity to Newton’s dispersed electoral system and debate schedules.
And on November 2nd from 5 to 7 pm the public is invited to a Meet and Greet with All City Council Candidates at the War Memorial Auditorium (part of City Hall).
This free event is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Green Newton, Newton Needham Chamber of Commerce, Mothers Out Front, Council on Aging, Livable Newton, and Newton Conservators.
No speeches or debates, just conversations with the candidates!
Lev Agranovich is listed as having no website but his website is in fact https://votelev.com/
Maybe one day the area councils will be diverse and inclusive enough to suggest more than three white men to moderate. While I thank them for the work they are about to do, it does make me wonder…just saying.♀️
Thank you Marti and Amy for posting this info.
I do have a website:
https://www.mariavoiceforward1.com/
Great point, Claudia. Thank you.
This is an excellent post, Amy! It would also be nice to have a post that compiles all the endorsements from various interest groups in the city as well.
In my experience, many voters don’t know much about the various candidates, often don’t have the time to go to candidate websites and when they do, they find they are often long on similar platitudes, despite the fact that these people are often very different.
I suspect many voters will base their vote this year largely on their views on development, so I think voters would benefit from hearing from all groups in the city that have done their homework on various candidates.
@ Claudia Henderson
Thank you for your comment. I was elected to the Newtonville Area Council in 2017. Because I am running for City Council, I had to recuse myself from any and all debate preparations. But I do know the first choice for a moderator was Marjorie Arons-Barron. I was told she is unavailable to moderate any of the debates.