Matthew Hunt for Somerville Ward One

my name is

Matthew Hunt

and I want to be your representative for

City Council

here in

Somerville Ward One

I will be a voice for you and your interests in the Council Chamber and at City Hall. I will make sure the priorities of our neighbors are being heard in the corridors of power here in the city.

The fundamental purpose of city government is not ideological, it is to be in service to the community. Historically, we here in the east of the city have been massively underserved and often forgotten by the city at large and I will change that.

I am not just your neighbor; I am a renter, a worker, one of eight children, a third generation trade union activist, a Boston College Alumni, a Ph. D. My extended family here in East Somerville have been involved in grassroots political activism for over a hundred years and I am proud to continue that tradition.

I vow to...

Keep Somerville affordable for working people.
Make sure Ward 1 sees the dividend of a changing Somerville when it comes to the effective and efficient delivery of city services in our Ward.
Provide resources for our immigrant communities who most often make East Somerville their home.
Protect the most vulnerable members of our community in how we think about infrastructure.

But most importantly of all I will bring results to you, the people of Ward 1.