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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.

Candidates for Mayor

Ruthanne Fuller

Amy Sangiolo

Candidates by Ward

Ward 1

Councilor at Large

Allan Ciccone

Alison Leary

John Oliver

Ward Councilor

Maria Scibelli Greenberg

Kevin Riffe

School Committee

Rajeev Parlikar

Ward 2

Councilor at Large

Susan Albright

Tarik Lucas

Ward Councilor

Emily Norton

School Committee

Chris Brezski

Ward 3

Councilor at Large

Andrea Kelley

Meryl Kessler

Pam Wright

Ward Councilor

James Cote

Julia Malakie

School Committee

Anping Shen

Ward 4

Councilor at Large

Leonard Gentile

Joshua Krintzman

Ward Councilor

Christopher Markiewicz

School Committee

Tamika Olszewski

Ward 5

Councilor at Large

Deborah Crossley

Andreae Downs

Rena Getz

Ward Councilor

Bill Humphrey

Debra Waller

School Committee

Emily Prenner

Ward 6

Councilor at Large

Alicia Bowman

Vicki Danberg

Lisa Gordon

Ward Councilor

Barry Bergman

Brenda Noel

School Committee

Shawn Fitzgibbons

Paul Levy

Ward 7

Councilor at Large

Becky Grossman

Marc Laredo

Ward Councilor

Lisle Baker

School Committee

Valerie Pontiff

Kathleen Shields

Ward 8

Councilor at Large

David Kalis

Richard Lipof

Ward Councilor

Holly Ryan‐Caffray

School Committee

Cove Davis

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