The candidates who lunch 🍕🥗🍪

Jan 7

The first AJQ update of 2025, featuring a one-minute reminder of our upcoming lunch at the library this Saturday for anyone interested in running for office

Jan 06, 2025

Hi AJQ people,

Happy New Year!

We are now in 2025. That means the next local election is THIS YEAR. The clock has started for anyone who wants to be listed as a candidate for city council or school committee on November’s ballot. We have time, but we do not have time to waste.

So if you’re thinking of running, please come to our info session for potential candidates this Saturday (Jan. 11, 11 am - 1 pm, top floor classroom in the main library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy Center). It won’t be fancy, but it will be fun and informative. Importantly, there will be pizza, some salad/veggie thing, and cookies.

Oh, and former city councilor and school committee member Anne Mahoney will be there to share her wisdom with us!

Let us know if you are attending on Saturday by emailing us at info@ajustquincy.com or responding through our event page on Facebook (we need to know how much food to get and if we need to reserve a bigger room!). So far, it looks like the weather should hold, but if that changes, please check our blog for any updates.

See you there,

Joe

PS Some resources from Maggie if you’re thinking about running:

Someone on Reddit suggested we look into a group called “The Incorruptibles” (which has since morphed into “Incorruptible Mass”), and this is an interesting interview with its founder, Anna Callahan, who is now a city councilor in Medford.

The Incorruptibles uses Richmond, California, as an example of a city where the people worked to elect a slate of candidates to office. Over a number of years, they got a supermajority on the council and were able to accomplish a lot of their goals. More about how they did it in the video above.