The Cambridge Democratic City Committee will meet on Thursday, February 22, 2018 to fulfill one of our most important functions — we will select three ranked choices for a four-year term on the Cambridge Election Commission. The city manager will choose the next election commissioner from this list.

We have four candidates this year. In alphabetical order, they are:

Patrick Barton
Victoria Harris
Gary Mello
Tom Stohlman

The questionnaire and the responses submitted by these applicants are available as PDF files:

2018 Questionnaire for Candidates for Election Commissioner
Barton Responses
Harris Responses, Harris Resume
Mello Responses
Stohlman Responses

We are also pleased to have as our speaker Adam Friedman, Executive Director of Voter Choice Massachusetts.

Adam, joined by fellow Voter Choice Massachusetts leadership members Howie Fain and Jim Henderson, will discuss the campaign to bring Ranked Choice Voting to Massachusetts.

Where and When:

Thursday, February 22 at 7:00pm (wards may meet at 6:30)
Cambridge Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.

Agenda:

I. Approve minutes of previous meeting
II. Officer reports
III. Report of the Voting Sub-Committee
IV. Selection of Election Commissioner candidates
V. Program: Adam Friedman, Voter Choice Massachusetts
VI. Announcements
VII. Adjourn

Upcoming:

Thurs. April 5 — CDCC Annual Meeting and Officer Elections

Cambridge Democrats will hold caucuses throughout the month of February to elect delegates to the 2018 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. The convention will be held June 1 and 2 at the DSC Center in Worcester, where Democrats from across Massachusetts will meet to decide which statewide candidates for governor and the other constitutional offices will be on the Democratic ticket in the 2018 Primary Election in September. The convention also gives delegates the chance to meet fellow activists, hear from elected officials, discuss issues, and attend trainings.

Caucus Locations and Times

To find out what ward you live in, visit www.wheredoivotema.com (MA Secretary of State site).

The fine print: Delegates will be equally divided between women and men. Youth, minorities, and people with disabilities who are not elected as delegates or alternates may apply to be "add on" delegates. Discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, disability, religion, ethnic identity, sexual orientation or economic status in the conduct of the caucus is prohibited. All caucus locations are handicapped-accessible. Details on the rules can be found at https://massdems.org/convention/2018-convention under "Method for Selecting Delegates."
For disability-related accommodations or other information about the Cambridge caucuses, contact Chair Brian Corr at 617-254-8331 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

We're excited that our first speaker of 2018 will be the Chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Pary, Gus Bickford!

Gus will give us a preview of election season and what the work of the party will look like for 2018, and will get us fired up for the election year ahead!

We will also hear from Boston City Councillor and candidate for Secretary of the Commonwealth Josh Zakim!

When and Where:

Wednesday, January 10 at 7:00pm (wards may meet at 6:30)
Cambridge Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.

Agenda:

I. Approve minutes of previous meeting
II. Officer Reports
III. New Business
IV. Candidate Josh Zakim
V. Program: State Chair Gus Bickford
VI. Adjourn

Click Here for the Potluck Food Signup Sheet (also setup and cleanup)

Hope to see you there!