Voters Guide: Newton Municipal Election, November 2, 2021

The LWVN invited all candidates to submit a 300 character biographical statement and 650 character answers to three questions. Click the linked candidates’ names below to read their answers. Candidates whose names are not linked have not submitted a response to date.

All candidates were asked to answer the following two questions:

• Q1: What in your background prepares you to be effective in the political office you are seeking?
• Q2: If you’re elected, what will be your first priority? Why? How will you address your priority?

The third question varied by office, as follows:

• Q3, Mayor: How will you ensure that city employees work in a respectful, transparent, and accountable environment that has a strong performance management and development process?
• Q3, Councilor At Large: Please explain what diversity, equity, and inclusion mean to you. Why these are important to Newton?
• Q3, Ward Councilor: How will you make your decision to vote on a proposal that positively affects Newton overall but seems less so for all or part of your ward?
• Q3, School Committee: What is your plan to communicate the Newton schools’ plans, decisions, and programs to residents without children in Newton schools? How will you engage with them?

For more information on the election, visit the Newton Elections Department.