Medford Municipal Election Candidates Finalized

Strategic Insights -

The list of candidates running for mayor, City Council, and School Committee in Medford has been largely finalized following the July 29 deadline to submit nomination papers. Our Revolution Medford, a progressive organization, announced its list of endorsements on Tuesday, echoing a call from All Medford, a local community organization, which posted a list of independent candidates for City Council, urging voters to replace incumbent members. The City Council and School Committee incumbents are supported by Our Revolution Medford. The election timeline calls for nomination withdrawals and objections to be submitted on August 14, with the ballot order drawing taking place on August 15. The preliminary election will be held on September 16, and the general election on November 4.

Key Takeaways:

  • 22 candidates have had their nomination papers certified by the city's elections commission, with 19 candidates running for City Council and 3 for School Committee.
  • Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn is running for re-election uncontested.
  • Several incumbent City Council members, including Isaac "Zac" Bears, Miranda Briseño, Page Buldini, Anna Callahan, Emily K. Lazzaro, Milva McDonald, Liz Mullane, and George A. Scarpelli, have secured Our Revolution endorsements.
  • Independent candidates are running for City Council, backed by All Medford, a local community organization, which opposed the Proposition 21/2 override vote in 2024.
  • Rick Caraviello, former city council president, is running for re-election after his defeat in the 2023 mayoral race.
  • The preliminary election will be held on September 16, and the general election on November 4.
  • The city's elections commission has certified the nomination papers of several candidates, including Newton's Patrick Clerkin, and several others listed in the provided text.
  • Current Mayor Breanna Lungo Koehn will run against no candidates in the unopposed election category.
  • Current Councilor Matt Leming, Milva McDonald, Liz Mullane, George Scarpelli, and Justin Tseng have a running mate on the Our Revolution candidate list and are present at that document page.
  • The list of candidates made available by Our Revolution Medford has echoes of several newly-backed and endorsed incumbents of Anna Callahan, Emily Lazzaro, John Intoppa, Michael Mastrobuoni, Aaron Olapade, Jessica Eisenman Parks and expects opposition from independent candidates.

Statistics:

  • 22 candidates have had their nomination papers certified by the city's elections commission.
  • 19 candidates are running for City Council, 3 for School Committee.
  • 19 City Council seats are contested.
  • 3 School Committee seats are contested.
  • The preliminary election will be held on September 16.
  • The general election will be held on November 4.
  • Nomination withdrawals and objections must be submitted on August 14.
  • The ballot order drawing will take place on August 15.
  • The official list of candidates will be posted by the city on August 13.
  • The July 29 deadline to submit nomination papers has passed.

Sources:

  • "Our Revolution Medford, a progressive organization"
  • "All Medford, a local community organization"
  • [www.medford-ma.gov](http://www.medford-ma.gov)