Estelle Rand Will Not Seek Re-Election To Beverly City Council

BEVERLY, MA — There will be at least one open seat on the Beverly City Council in this fall's election.

Estelle Rand, who was last re-elected to the Council in 2021, said at the end of Monday night's City Council meeting that she will not seek re-election to represent Ward 2.

Rand has been the Chair of the Beverly City Council Legal Affairs Subcommittee.

"I just thought I would announce that publicly because (Monday) was the first day to pull papers," she said late in Monday night's meeting. "And I want to be clear that there's an open seat, which I think is a really exciting thing. My first election was an open seat. I think there were four or five of us at the beginning (of that campaign). So that's very exciting when that happens.

"I'm looking forward to watching it and attending lots of kickoff campaign events. There will be a 'last' Council meeting for me where I can get a lot more sentimental. But I just really want to say that it's been an honor and I want to make sure that people know that there is a seat available to run for in the best Ward in the city."

The Beverly City Clerk's Office said that nomination papers for the Fall 2023 election of the City Council, School Committee and are available in the City Clerk's Office at City Hall.

Those with any questions can contact City Clerk Lisa Kent at 978-605-2325.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)