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Greetings Maria,
As a long time resident, I care deeply about the Cambridge City Council - and so do my neighbors, thanks for your questions! During a time when Beacon Hill continues to maintain the status quo, Cambridge continues to be a great laboratory for progressive policy. We have seen a strategy-driven success in electing a huge number of progressive women and people of color. Results are growing; Mayor Sumbul Siddqui was able to pilot a guaranteed income program called “Rise Up Cambridge: Cash Payments for Families with Kids.” Economic and racial inclusion has been a contentious thread in the city’s struggle for affordable housing, but we move forward. To keep the progressive momentum going, I recommend you support and vote for Cambridge's Maria’s List candidates!
Let’s start with long-time Maria’s List endorsees, and three powerful women of color incumbents: Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, Councilor Denise Simmons, and School Committee Member Ayesha Wilson. These women have been incredible advocates for our community, and especially for those hardest hit. I am excited to get into the ballot box and vote for them again! Learn more about them by visiting MariasList.net.
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Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui has been organizing in Cambridge since she co-founded the Cambridge Youth Involvement Subcommittee, which is now the Cambridge Youth Council. As Mayor, she has guided Cambridge through the pandemic, led a pilot of a universal basic income program, and chaired the City Council to pass Cambridge’s Affordable Housing Overlay, which is already serving as a model for cities across the country. Mayor Siddiqui is seeking another term on the council to continue this work. To support Mayor Siddiqui, donate here.
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Councilor Denise Simmons has devoted her entire career to public service in Cambridge. In her time in public office, she has worked to increase access to affordable housing, secure educational opportunities for every student in Cambridge Public Schools, build civic unity, and support local businesses. Her last term includes major policy accomplishments on these very long-term priorities. To support Councilor Denise Simmons campaign, donate here.
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Ayesha Wilson is a current School Committee Member running for a well-deserved spot on the City Council. Ayesha Wilson was elected to the Cambridge School Committee in 2019 and has been a Maria’s List endorsed candidate. On the School Committee, she was the only social worker and fought for adding social workers to the school budget. Ayesha’s school committee priorities include student mental health, mentorship programs for postgraduate success, and universal pre-k. As a City Councilor, she will continue to prioritize students, affordable health care and childcare. To support Ayesha’s campaign, donate here
Given all of the opportunity for innovation, and the big conversations around housing ahead for Cambridge, Maria’s List is breaking with our tradition to endorse a man! We endorsed Councilor Marc McGovern in 2019, and he’s been a great leader on the Council, I look forward to voting for him, and I hope you will too.
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Marc McGovern has been a social worker for 25 years and is running for re-election to his fourth term on the city council. A proven collaborator who fights for vulnerable communities, Marc and Denise led the way in doubling the number of affordable housing units in new developments and tripling the amount of money put towards affordable housing from commercial developers. Marc filed the order to make Cambridge a sanctuary city and has a dedicated staff person working with undocumented residents. To support Councilor McGovern’s campaign, donate here.
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