2021 Municipal Endorsements
ORS has endorsed the following candidates, based on them having received at least 60% of the votes from our membership:
Will Mbah for Mayor (81.2%)
Willie Burnley Jr for At-Large City Councilor (72.7%)
Charlotte Kelly for At-Large City Councilor (71.9%)
Eve Seitchik for At-Large City Councilor (66.2%)
JT Scott for Ward 2 City Councilor (72.4%)
Ben Ewen-Campen for Ward 3 City Councilor (86.6%)
Tessa Bridge for Ward 5 City Councilor (77.2%)
Becca Miller for Ward 7 City Councilor (73.1%)
Sara Dion for Ward 7 School Committee (64.0%)
Keep an eye out for more information in the coming days about how you can support ORS's endorsed candidates!
More details about the vote counts can be found here.
2021 Municipal Endorsement Process
July 19 Update on Endorsement Process
June 23 Candidate Response Letter
June 21 Statement on the 2021 ORS Municipal Election Endorsement Process
Our Revolution Somerville invited candidates running for Somerville Mayor, City Council, and School Committee this year to apply for Our Revolution Somerville’s endorsement by completing a questionnaire by June 7th. Questionnaires from all candidates who applied for an ORS endorsement can now be found below.
As the next step in our endorsement process, candidates who submitted questionnaires were invited to participate in a series of online candidate forums. Links to those videos can be found below.
After these forums and then our members will vote on which candidates to endorse. ORS-endorsed candidates will also be eligible for endorsement by the state- and national-level Our Revolution organizations.
Candidate Forum Videos
At-Large City Councilor Candidate Forum - Sunday, June 13 at 7pm
Candidates:
Willie Burnley, Jr., Charlotte Kelly, Justin Klekota, Tracey Leah Pratt, Eve Seitchik, Kristen Strezo, Jake Wilson
School Committee Candidate Forum - Tuesday, June 15 at 7pm
Candidates:
Sarah Phillips, Andre Green, Laura Pitone, Scott S. Benjamin, Sara Dion, Greg Nadeau
Ward Councilor Candidate Forum - Friday, June 18 at 7pm
Candidates:
Matt McLaughlin, JT Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Tessa Bridge, Beatriz Gómez Mouakad, Lance Davis, Alex Anderson, Becca Miller, Judy Pineda Neufeld
Mayoral Candidate Forum - Friday, July 23 at 7pm
Candidates:
Will Mbah
Candidates for Mayor
Did not participate in our endorsement process
Candidates for City Councilor At-Large
Did not participate in our endorsement process
Ward 1 Candidates
City Council
Matt McLaughlin (Incumbent)
Withdrew from endorsement consideration prior to membership vote
School Committee
Emily Ackman (Incumbent)
Did not participate in our endorsement process
Ward 2 Candidates
City Council
Withdrew from endorsement consideration prior to membership vote
Ward 3 Candidates
School Committee
Daniel Mark O'Connell
Submitted questionnaire after candidate forum took place, ineligible for endorsement
School Committee
Sarah Phillips (Incumbent)
Withdrew from endorsement consideration prior to membership vote
Ward 4 Candidates
City Council
Jesse Clingan (Incumbent)
Withdrew from endorsement consideration prior to membership vote
School Committee
Andre Green (Incumbent)
Withdrew from endorsement consideration prior to membership vote
Ward 5 City Council Candidates
City Council
Todd E Easton
Did not participate in our endorsement process
City Council
Withdrew from endorsement consideration prior to membership vote
School Committee
Laura Pitone (Incumbent)
No Questionnaire Submitted
Withdrew from endorsement consideration prior to membership vote
Ward 6 Candidates
Ward 7 Candidates
City Council
Withdrew from endorsement consideration prior to membership vote
City Council
Withdrew from endorsement consideration prior to membership vote
