Newton Elections 2021: An Early Look At Who Is Running

NEWTON, MA — Just two weeks before the nomination paper due date, over 50 people, including 19 who are not currently in office, have indicated they plan to run in the 2021 election.

Every two years, the entire 24-member Newton City Council is up for reelection. Ward councilor candidates must fill out the nomination forms with 50 signatures from residents and councilor at large candidates must gather 150 signatures. Nomination papers must be turned in by Tuesday, July 27.

Twenty people are running for the city's sixteen councilor at large seats, 16 of which are incumbents, and 11 people are on the ballot to fill the eight School Committee seats.

As of Friday, 25 candidates have returned the nomination forms with the required amount of signatures. If everyone who picked up the nomination forms makes it onto the ballot, there will be six contested races.

Here's an early look at this year's election:

Mayor

• Albert Cecchinelli, Jr.
• Ruthanne Fuller (incumbent)
• Amy Mah Sangiolo

Ward 1

• Allan L. Ciccone
• Maria Scibelli Greenberg (incumbent)

Ward 2

• Emily Norton (incumbent)
• Jessica L. Aker Archer

Ward 3

• James R. Cote
• Julia Malakie (incumbent)

Ward 4

• Christopher J. Markiewicz (incumbent)
• Randall Block

Ward 5

• Bill Humphrey (incumbent)

Ward 6

• Lisa Gordon
• Barry Bergman
• Brenda Noel (incumbent)

Ward 7

• R. Lisle Baker (incumbent)

Ward 8

• Holly Ryan-Caffray (incumbent)

Councilor At Large

• Alison Leary (incumbent)
• Allan L. Ciccone
• John Oliver (incumbent)
• Tarik Lucas (incumbent)
• Susan S. Albright (incumbent)
• Pamela A. Wright (incumbent)
• Andrea W. Kelley (incumbent)
• Meryl Kessler
• Josh Krintzman (incumbent)
• Leonard J. Gentile (incumbent)
• Randall Block
• Andreae Downs (incumbent)
• Deborah Crossley (incumbent)
• Lisa Gordon
• Victoria Danberg (incumbent)
• Alicia Bowman (incumbent)
• Becky Grossman (incumbent)
• Marc C. Laredo (incumbent)
• Richard Lipof (incumbent)
• David Kalis (incumbent)

School Committee

• Rajeev Parlikar
• Christopher Brezski
• Anping Shen (incumbent)
• Tamika Olszewski (incumbent)
• Emily Prenner (incumbent)
• Paul F. Levy
• Shawn P. Fitzgibbons
• Valerie Pontiff
• Kathleen Shields (incumbent)
• Margie H. Ross Decter
• Cove J. Davis