2007 Municipal Elections
Election Day - Tuesday, November 6

The deadline to register to vote in the municipal elections is Wednesday, October 17.

UPDATE 4 October 2007: Preliminary elections were held on Tuesday, September 25, for the mayoral race (city-wide) as well as for the race for Ward Six Alderman. In the preliminary election for Mayor, challenger Suzanne Bremer and incumbent Joe Curtatone advanced. In the preliminary election for Ward Six Alderman, challenger Charles Chisholm and incumbent Rebekah Gewirtz advanced.

Following is a list of the candidates running for office in the 2007 Municipal Elections.

Look for the candidate's responses to the Somerville Dog Owners Group's questionnaire for candidates for the 2007 Municipal Elections, indicated by a black paw icon.

som|dog does not endorse candidates: We are pleased to make the candidates' responses to our questionnaire available for the information of the people of Somerville.

For Mayor

Suzanne Bremer
Address: 33 Columbus Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143
Phone: 617-680-0956
E-mail: suzanne.bremer *AT* gmail.com
Website: www.suzanneforsomerville.org

Download Suzanne Bremer's answers to the som|dog questionnaire for the 2007 Municipal Elections (.pdf file).

Joseph Curtatone - incumbent
Address: 20 Prospect Hill Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143
Phone: 617-718-7450
E-mail: jcurtatone *AT* hotmail.com
Website: www.joecurtatone.com

Download Joseph Curtatone's answers to the som|dog questionnaire for the 2007 Municipal Elections (.pdf file).

For Alderman-at-Large

Fred Berman
Address: 25 Cherry Street, Somerville, MA 02144
Phone: H: 617-776-0503 C: 617-501-1404
E-mail: fred *AT* fredatlarge.net
Website: www.fredatlarge.net

Download Fred Berman's answers to the som|dog questionnaire for the 2007 Municipal Elections (.pdf file).

John Michael Connolly - incumbent
Address: 17 Winslow Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144
Phone: 617-625-0781
E-mail: jmconnolly *AT* wccinsurance.com
Website:

Download John Connolly's answers to the som|dog questionnaire for the 2007 Municipal Elections (.pdf file).

Bruce Desmond - incumbent
Address: 220A Summer Street, Somerville, MA 02143
Phone:
E-mail: desmond *AT* everydaydesign.com
Website: www.everydaydesign.com/desmond/

Tony LaFuente
Address: 137 Sycamore Street, Somerville, MA 02145
Phone: 617-590-4930
E-mail: tlafuente07 *AT* yahoo.com
Website:

Download Tony Lafuente's answers to the som|dog questionnaire for the 2007 Municipal Elections (.pdf file).

Dennis Sullivan - incumbent
Address: 8 Florence St, Somerville, MA 02145
Phone: 617-628-1857
E-mail: aldermansullivan *AT* aol.com
Website: aldermansullivan.org

Download Dennis Sullivan's answers to the som|dog questionnaire for the 2007 Municipal Elections (.pdf file).

William White, Jr. - incumbent
Address: 16 Browning Road, Somerville, MA 02145
Phone: 617-625-9110
E-mail: william.a.white *AT* verizon.net
Website: www.aldermanwhite.org

Download William White's answers to the som|dog questionnaire for the 2007 Municipal Elections (.pdf file).

For Alderman - Ward One

William Roche - incumbent
Address: 17 MacArthur Street, Somerville, MA 02145
Phone:
E-mail:
Website:

For Alderman - Ward Two

Maryann Heuston - incumbent
Address: 115 Beacon Street, Somerville, MA 02143
Phone:
E-mail:
Website:

For Alderman - Ward Three

Thomas Taylor - incumbent
Address: 32 Vinal Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143
Phone: 617-776-1618
E-mail: tftald *AT* aol.com
Website:

Download Tom Taylor's answers to the som|dog questionnaire for the 2007 Municipal Elections (.pdf file).

For Alderman - Ward Four

Walter Pero - incumbent
Address: 392 Medford Street, Somerville, MA 02145
Phone:
E-mail:
Website:

For Alderman - Ward Five

Joseph P. Lynch, Jr.
Address: 10 Henderson Street, Somerville, MA 02145
Phone: 617-767-1970
E-mail: joelynchforalderman *AT* yahoo.com or jplcorp2004 *AT* yahoo.com
Website: TBA

Download Joseph Lynch's answers to the som|dog questionnaire for the 2007 Municipal Elections (.pdf file).

Sean T. O'Donovan - incumbent
Address: 30 Warwick Street, Somerville, MA 02145
Phone: 617-776-6456
E-mail: sean *AT* odonovanlaw.com
Website:

Download Sean O'Donovan's answers to the som|dog questionnaire for the 2007 Municipal Elections (.pdf file).

For Alderman - Ward Six

Charles Chisholm
Address: 151 College Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144
Phone:
E-mail: Charlie *AT* chisholmwardsix.com
Website: http://chisholmwardsix.com

Rebekah Gewirtz - incumbent
Address: 36 College Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144
Phone: 617-718-0792
E-mail: rebekah *AT* rcn.com
Website: www.rebekahgewirtz.org

Download Rebekah Gewirtz's answers to the som|dog questionnaire for the 2007 Municipal Elections (.pdf file).

For Alderman - Ward Seven

Rachel Heller
Address: 11 Elmwood Street, Somerville, MA 02144
Phone: 617-996-9274
E-mail: info *AT* rachelheller.com
Website: www.rachelheller.com

Download Rachel Heller's answers to the som|dog questionnaire for the 2007 Municipal Elections (.pdf file).

Robert Trane - incumbent
Address: 70 Hooker Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144
Phone: 617-623-5767
E-mail: RobertTrane@aol.com
Website: BobTrane.ORG

Download Bob Trane's answers to the som|dog questionnaire for the 2007 Municipal Elections (.pdf file).

For School Committee - Ward One

Maureen Bastardi - incumbent
Address: 14 Virginia Street, Somerville, MA 02145 >

For School Committee - Ward Two

M. Teresa Cardosa - incumbent
Address: 9 Adrian, Somerville, MA 02143

For School Committee - Ward Three

Adam W. Sweeting
Address: 44 Montrose Street, Somerville, MA 02143

For School Committee - Ward Four

No Candidates

For School Committee - Ward Five

Mark Niedergang - incumbent
Address: 29 Conwell Street, Somerville, MA 02143

For School Committee - Ward Six

Paul Bockelman - incumbent
Address: 64 Wallace Street, Somerville, MA 02144

For School Committee - Ward Seven

Mary Jo Rossetti - incumbent
Address: 80 Electric Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144