The deadline for candidates is a week and a half from now, Tuesday, July 25.
In the last few weeks, several more candidates have pulled nomination papers to run in the Tuesday, Nov. 7 election, while two candidates who had previously pulled papers have announced they are not running.
As of noon today, the following candidates have pulled papers to run for the eight Ward only City Council seats:
Ward 1: Incumbent Maria Greenberg
Ward 2: David Micley, Daniel Gaynor (Incumbent Emily Norton is not seeking reelection)
Ward 3: Incumbent Julia Malakie
Ward 4: Doris Ann Sweet, Randall Block (Incumbent Chris Markiewicz is not seeking re-election; Bruce McVittie who had pulled papers announced he is not running)
Ward 5: Incumbent William Humphrey, Paul Coletti Ward 6: Martha Bixby, Lisa Gordon, Mark Holt (Incumbent Brenda Noel is not seeking re-election)
Ward 7: Incumbent Lisle Baker
Ward 8: Incumbent Holly Ryan, Stephen Farrell
Candidates who have pulled papers to run for the sixteen At-Large City Council seats (two per Ward):
Ward 1: Incumbents Alison Leary and John Oliver
Ward 2: Incumbents Susan Albright and Tarik Lucas
Ward 3: Incumbents Andrea Kelley and Pam Wright
Ward 4: Incumbents Lenny Gentile and Josh Krintzman
Ward 5: Incumbents Deb Crossley and Andreae Downs, and Rena Getz
Ward 6: Incumbents Alicia Bowman and Victoria Danberg, and Lisa Gordon
Ward 7: Incumbents Mark Laredo and Becky Grossman
Ward 8: Incumbents Rick Lipof and David Kalis
Candidates who have pulled papers to run for the School Committee (One candidate from each Ward is elected citywide):
Ward 1: Incumbent Rajeev Parlikar
Ward 2: Incumbent Chris Brezski
Ward 3: Incumbent Anping Shen
Ward 4: Incumbent Tamika Olszewski
Ward 5: Incumbent Emily Prenner
Ward 6: Incumbent Paul Levy
Ward 7: Amy Davenport, Jonathan Levin (Incumbent Kathy Shields is not seeking re-election; Stefanie Solomon who had pulled papers announced she is not running)
Ward 8: Barry Greenstein (Incumbent Cove Davis is not seeking re-election)
City Council and School Committee members are elected every two years; School Committee members have a four-term limit or 8 years. (The City Council (and the Mayor) have no term limits.) The Mayor, who also sits on the School Committee, is elected every four years and will be on the ballot in 2025.
Interested in running? There’s still time; find more information here.
Candidates have until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25 to return their signatures to the City Clerk’s Office. Election staff in the City Clerk’s Office then have until 5:00 p.m. on Aug. 8 to certify that each candidate has the required number of signatures from registered Newton voters needed to appear on the election ballot.
