Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee

The Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee will host a Zoom Forum on July 21, 2022 with all candidates for the 15^th Suffolk House District and 2^nd Suffolk Senate District. All eight candidates – four for the House seat and four for the Senate seat — are committed to participate. Both are open seats in the Fall election. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

Candidates for 15^th Suffolk House district are Richard Fierro, Roxanne Longoria, Sam Montano, Mary Ann Nelson. 

Candidates for 2^nd Suffolk Senate district are Rev. Miniard Culpepper, Rep. Nika Elugardo, Rep. Liz Miranda, Former Sen. Dianne Wilkerson. 

Current elected officials are invited to attend and speak briefly at the beginning as our honored guests.

Attendees are encouraged to register in advance here. You will receive a confirmation and link to the event.

The Zoom Forum schedule:6:30-6:40: Greetings from Ward 19 and honored guests
6:40-7:35: 15th Suffolk House Forum
7:35-8:30: 2nd Suffolk Senate Forum
8:30-8:40: Closing 

This is one of only a few opportunities for voters to hear the thoughts and opinions of all candidates  regarding the issues that are critical to voters in this part of the city. The Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee wants help voters be prepared to vote in the upcoming preliminary election on September 6, 2022 and the final election on November 8, 2022. 

At its meeting on Monday, April 4, the Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee voted to endorse the Fair Share Amendment, which will be on the 2022 ballot.

The Fair Share Amendment is a proposal to amend the Massachusetts Constitution, creating an additional tax of four percentage points on the portion of a person’s annual income above $1 million. The new revenue, approximately $2 billion a year, would be spent on “quality public education and affordable public colleges and universities, and for the repair and maintenance of roads, bridges and public transportation.” To ensure that the amendment continues to apply only to the highest income taxpayers, who have the ability to pay more, the $1 million threshold would be adjusted each year to reflect cost-of-living increases.

For further information and to take action, use this link.

Our Committee, along with many local organizations and Democratic Town and Ward Committees, is cosponsoring the following on-line forum.

At its meeting on Monday, April 4, the Committee elected the following new associate members:

Emily Anesta	Steve Backman	Garrett Casey
Chris Hoeh	Haskell Werlin	Lisa Zankman

All contributed substantially to our recent caucus, and we look forward to their continuing participation. Welcome to all!

At its caucus on March 5, 2022, Democrats in Ward 19 elected the following people to represent it at the state convention on June 3-4, 2022. Alternates attend the full convention and become full voting delegates if one or more delegates are unable to attend. Congratulations to all!

Many thanks to the over 100 voters, guests, and candidates for office who attended the caucus, and for the patience of voters and delegate candidates who waited through the technical issues that extended the voting process. We all look forward to meeting in person next year!

The deadline for applications to the JFK Scholarship and Joe Moakley Internship Program is next Tuesday! This spring, MassDems interns will learn about our caucus and convention process, as well as help us prepare for our 2022 coordinated campaign. 

Click here to forward scholarship and internship information to students and recent graduates in your network. Applications are due this upcoming Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 5 PM, so please share this information ASAP.

Our spring cohort of Moakley interns is expected to run from March 28th to May 16th and is a part time, virtual internship that averages 20 hours per week at $15 per hour. JFK Scholarship recipients will be awarded $3,000 to support their Democratic organizing or other political work. JFK Scholarship recipients may intern with the MassDems.

Applicants must be registered Democrats in Massachusetts (applicants ineligible to vote should provide proof of engagement with a Democratic or service organization), and must be currently enrolled in a two or four year college or university, a trade or apprenticeship program, or be a recent high school, college, or post-secondary program graduate. You can view all eligibility requirements and the full application at massdems.org/intern.

MassDems interns have gone on to join campaigns, run government offices, and lead Democratic organizations across the country–and many of them have even joined our own office as staff. If you know anyone who may be interested in applying, make sure they submit their application before 5 PM this Tuesday, February 22, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact Convention Director Joe Sherlock at joe@massdems.org. 

In this busy election year, the Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee will invite candidates for State and Federal offices to speak at our monthly meetings. The first of these will be on Monday, February 7. The meeting begins at 7:00 pm, and the two candidates for Auditor, Chris Dempsey and Diana DiZoglio, will speak at approximately 8:30.

We have also invited the new members of the Boston City Council to meet us. If any can join us on this meeting, they will be able to speak at approximately 7:15 pm.

The Committee’s meetings are open to all. We are still meeting virtually. The Zoom link for this meeting is here.

The Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee will conduct its annual caucus on Saturday, March 5. The business of the caucus is to elect delegates to the State Convention, which is described in the post below this one. The caucus will be virtual this year; register to attend at this link.

The virtual doors to the caucus will open at 9:30 am; you must check in or be in the virtual line by 10:00. Ward 19 has 27 delegate positions, plus 5 alternates, this year.

The caucus is open to all. All registered Democrats in Ward 19 can participate in the process of becoming and/or electing delegates to this year’s convention, which will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 3-4, at the DCU Center in Worcester.

If you have any problem registering, or any other questions, contact info@bostonward19dems.org.