Political Discourse

Elizabeth Kowal is running for city council as an At-Large candidate. She reached out to us and was gracious enough to offer answers to questions we might have. Below is our Q&A. It was done over email and, with exception of style and formatting, nothing has been edited.

Jason Chen is running for city council as an At-Large candidate. He reached out to us and was gracious enough to offer answers to questions we might have. Below is our Q&A. It was done over email and, with exception of style and formatting, nothing has been edited.

Alex Rodriguez is running for city council in Ward 7 against incumbent Devin Romanul. He reached out to us to clarify some information on our website and was gracious enough to offer to answer any questions we might have. Below is our Q&A. It was done over email and, with exception of style and formatting, nothing has been edited.

According to the latest data we can find (both online and through a FOIA for voter records), of the 21,704 registered voters in Melrose: ·         6,656 people are registered Democrat (30.65%) ·         1, 552 people are registered Republican (7.15%) ·         13,340 people are registered Unenrolled (61.44%) ·         166 people are registered “Other” (0.76%) Compare this to the best national average we could research (31 states plus Washington D.C. track party registration)

There is a subset of people walking this planet that think, when it comes to politics, some people should be seen and not heard. "Shut up...

In May 1867, as he reflected on his recent 5-month tour of Europe and the Holy Land, Mark Twain wrote "Nothing so liberalizes a man and...