2021 Municipal Elections
Candidate and Ballot Question Endorsements!
For the first time since electing a “Fresh Slate” in 2020, Ward 18 Democratic Committee has made formal endorsements of Candidates and ballot measures. We are proud to support Michelle Wu for Mayor and four stellar candidates for At-Large City Council seats: Carla Monteiro, David Halbert, Julia Mejia, and Ruthzee Louijeune. For more info about these candidates, please visit their websites:
For District City Council seats within Ward 18, we have made the following endorsements:
- Evandro Carvalho for D4: https://www.evandro4boston.com/
- Ricardo Arroyo for D5: https://votearroyo.com/
- Kendra Hicks for D6: https://www.hicksfordistrictsix.com/
For Ballot Questions, we are supporting
- Yes on 1 to give the City Council the ability to make line item vetoes to the Mayor’s Budget (instead of just an up or down vote on the entire proposal. (https://yeson1boston.com/)
- Yes on 3 to support a non-binding referendum calling for the Boston School Committee to change from appointed to elected. (https://www.electthebsc.org/)
Democratic Party Primary – September 1, 2020
Ward 18 Dems did not make any candidate endorsements in 2020, but we helped direct voters to candidates official websites (below) and also conducted candidate interviews so they could make informed decisions.
United States Senate
- Ed Markey: https://www.edmarkey.com/
- Joseph Kennedy: https://kennedyforma.com/
US House of Representatives, MA 7th District:
- Ayanna Pressley: https://ayannapressley.com/
Massachusetts State Senate Second Suffolk District
- Sonia Chang Diaz: https://www.senatorchangdiaz.com/
Massachusetts House of Representatives
6th Suffolk House District (parts of Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roslindale)
- Russel E. Holmes: https://russellholmes.com/
12th Suffolk House District (parts of Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park, and Milton)
- Stephanie L. Everett: http://www.everettforstaterep.com/
- Jovan J. Lacet: https://lacet.us/
- Brandy Fluker Oakley: https://www.electbrandy.com/
14th Suffolk House District (Hyde Park, parts of Roslindale and West Roxbury)
- Rob Consalvo: https://www.robconsalvo2020.com/
- Duckens Petit-Maitre: https://voteduckens4staterep.com
- Gretchen Van Ness: https://www.gretchenvanness.org/
Candidate Interviews
On Tuesday, August 18, Ward 18 Dems conducted video interviews of all the Democratic candidates running for the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the 12th and 14th Suffolk Districts. Click here to find links to all six videos on our new YouTube channel.
Ward 18 Democratic Committee 