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Mayor
City Wide. Voters can select up to 1 candidate
**Note: The Mayor is a member of the City Council. You must vote for your desired
candidate on the ballot twice: once as Councilor-At Large, and once as Mayor
School Committee
City Wide. Voters can select up to 6 out of 10 candidates
* Incumbent
2015
MORRIS A BERGMAN *
Website: http://bergman2015.com/aboutus.htm
Email: BergmanM@worcesterma.gov
Phone: (508) 981-5934
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/moebergmam.council
11 Kensington Heights
Worcester, MA 01602
Attorney in Private
Practice, Prosecutor
District Attorneys OfficeWorcester
I AM ADVOCATING FOR :
Creating greater
opportunities for
homeownership for those
that have historically
been unable to;
Reducing "red tape" for new
business development and
developing a free mentor program
to assists for new business owners
Investing in our greenspace
by developing policies for
the replacement
of removed trees street
improvements.
Current: Substitute
Teacher, and Grant
Writer
Retired Nutrition
Educator University of
Mass, Amherst
36 Acushnet Ave.
Worcester 01606
I AM ADVOCATING FOR :
Economic development
projects that link our
neighborhoods and our
citizens with employment
opportunities and
neighborhood
enhancement projects.
The construction of new school
buildings to replace old
buildings that are not safe for our
children and teachers.
A friendly business working
environment with our
elected and appointed
government officials and the
agencies that streamline
permitting processes.
MICHAEL GAFFNEY *
mayoral candidate
Website http://www.michaelgaffneyworcestercitycouncil.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/MichaelGaffneyforMayor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mgaffneycc
1 Bancroft Tower Rd
Worcester, MA 01609
Self-employed
attorney in Worcester
I AM ADVOCATING FOR :
I am advocating for the
safety of our teachers and
students by providing the
necessary resources and
proper administration in
your schools.
I am advocating for safety in our
streets by improving our ability to
fight crime.
I am advocating for
responsible fiscal
management and effective
economic development.
JUAN A . GOMEZ
Phone: 774-696-7123
Email: juan_a_gomez@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.gomezforworcester.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electjuanAgomez
16 Northridge Street
Worcester, MA 01603
I AM ADVOCATING FOR :
I Support a comprehensive
public safety strategy to
curb the current crime
wave.
I will make sure that our
government does not belong to
two or three political elites, but to
the interests, desires and priorities
of all of us.
Improve academic
outcomes for all students in
the Worcester public
schools through increasing
extra-curricular activities,
reducing the achievement
gap, and additional
supports.
KHRYSTIAN KING
Website: www.King4Worcester.org
Phone: 774-922-0368
Email: King4Worcester@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/King4StateRep
4 Autumn Street
Worcester, MA 01603
Current: Adolescent
Social Worker at the
Department of
Children and Families
I AM ADVOCATING FOR :
A return to true community
policing that will build
relationships and trust in
every neighborhood will
lead to reduction in the
violence that has erupted in
the City.
Targeted tax breaks for
established businesses when they
expand and hire city residents,
and tax breaks for women and
minority owned new businesses.
Creating solid, well-paying
jobs will allow families to
not just survive, but thrive.
KONSTANTINA B .
LUKES *
Phone: (508) 799-1049, Room 206
Email: LukesK@worcesterma.gov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/konnie.lukes
24 Hadwen Road
Worcester, MA 01602
Current:
Attorney at law,
Previous: Mayor of
Worcester 2007-2010
I AM ADVOCATING FOR :
Collaboration of all law
enforcement agencies,
starting with the State
Police. To maximize
resources
Safety audit of all municipal
buildings, including but not
limited to the review of the
effectiveness of installation of
panic buttons, sign-in sheets,
internal cameras
Merger of police and fire
departments with oversight
by a Public Safety
Commissioner
LINDA PARHAM
Website: www.lindaparham.com
email: electlindaparham@gmail.com
Phone: 774-232-1025
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Linda-Parham-for-City-CouncilAt-Large-1623159817919037/timeline/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/votelindaparham
Community Organizer,
ordained Reverend,
Houses of Faith
Consultant.
I AM ADVOCATING FOR :
In order to achieve safer
neighborhoods, we must
acknowledge and develop
an inclusive working
relationship for all.
Create a public transportation
with routes and times that fit
peoples needs-
JOSEPH M . PETTY *
mayoral candidate
Website: http://www.josephpetty.com/
Email: petty4mayor@gmail.com
Phone: 774-314-7586
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mayorpetty
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MayorPetty
Executive secretary,
employee retirement
system of the
Massachusetts housing
finance agency
I AM ADVOCATING FOR :
Inclusiveness and openness
in government.
ROBERT J . SARGENT
Website: www.robertjsargent.cpm
Email: rsargent1013@gmail.com,
Phone: 508-667-3898
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robertsargentforcitycouncil
42 Indian Hill Rd
Worcester, MA 01606
Worcester Public
Schools Teacher
I AM ADVOCATING FOR :
I am advocating for more
public safety options for ALL
neighborhoods.
KATE TOOMEY *
Phone: 508-735-8058
Email: ToomeyforCouncil@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Toomey-For-CityCouncil/150114008440264?sk=wall
Twitter: https://twitter.com/katetoomey
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katetoomey
50 Ideal Road
Worcester, MA 01604
Current:
Regional Outreach
Representative; VP,
Community and
External Affairs of
Spectrum Health
Systems
I AM ADVOCATING FOR :
MATTHEW E . WALLY
Website: www.Wallyforworcester.com
Phone: 774-239-0041
Email: wallyforworcester@gmail.com
facebook.com: https://www.facebook.com/WallyForWorcester
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wally4worcester
61 Berwick Street
Worcester, MA 01602,
Current: TD Bank,
Community
Development Manager
for New England and
New York
Previous: Worcester
Community Housing
Resources, Inc.,
Executive Director
I AM ADVOCATING FOR :
CHRISTINA ZLODY
Phone: 508-797-0815
Email:
tinazlody.worcester@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zlodyforworcester
3 Lansing Ave
Worcester, MA 01605
I AM ADVOCATING FOR :
We need to encourage and
support new small
businesses to open and
expand, thus growing job
numbers and our tax base.
Worcester should be the hub of
small, creative businesses in
Massachusetts.
As an employee of Clark
University I see our college
students taking the
investment we've made in
them, and leaving for other
cities. We need to offer them
opportunities to live, create,
and work in Worcester.