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davis_squareYesterday was the deadline for candidates to return signatures if they want to run for city office this November.
Looks like it's going to be a fairly boring election. Nobody is running against Mayor Curtatone. All incumbent alderman and School Committee members are running for re-election. The Somerville Journal reports that only four non-incumbent candidates are running for anything:
- Jim Campano is challenging Rebekah Gewirtz for Ward 6 alderman
- Luis Morales, pastor of Vida Real church on Winter Hill, is the only non-incumbent running for Alderman-at-Large
- Christine Rafal is challenging James Norton (of the Somerville News) for Ward 4 School Committee
- Anna Lavanga is challenging Mark Neidergang for Ward 5 School Committee
Because so few candidates are running, there will be no September preliminary election in any ward. I don't recall this ever happening before in the 25 years I've lived here.
Looks like it's going to be a fairly boring election. Nobody is running against Mayor Curtatone. All incumbent alderman and School Committee members are running for re-election. The Somerville Journal reports that only four non-incumbent candidates are running for anything:
- Jim Campano is challenging Rebekah Gewirtz for Ward 6 alderman
- Luis Morales, pastor of Vida Real church on Winter Hill, is the only non-incumbent running for Alderman-at-Large
- Christine Rafal is challenging James Norton (of the Somerville News) for Ward 4 School Committee
- Anna Lavanga is challenging Mark Neidergang for Ward 5 School Committee
Because so few candidates are running, there will be no September preliminary election in any ward. I don't recall this ever happening before in the 25 years I've lived here.
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Date: 2009-06-20 11:50 pm (UTC)