Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee

12/01/2023

10/26/2023

The Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee has endorsed the following candidates for Boston City Council:

District Council Candidates: Enrique Pepen (District 5) and Ben Weber (District 6)

At-Large Candidates: Ruthzee LouiJeune, Julia Mejia, and Henry Santana.

The Committee encourages all voters to cast ballots, either via mail-in ballot, early voting, or in person on November 7. You must register by October 28. For further information on voting in this year’s elections, go to https://www.boston.gov/departments/election.

04/21/2023

Upcoming Special Election for Suffolk 10th Representative

The Democratic primary election for the currently vacant seat will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. There are no current candidates from any other party; the primary will, in all likelihood, determine the next representative.

All three Democratic candidates were guests of the Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee at its regular April meeting, in separate interviews. For further information, the candidates, with their contact information, are:

- Bill MacGregor, https://www.billmacgregor.org, [email protected]

- Rob Orthman, https://www.robertorthman.com, [email protected]

- Celia Segel, https://electcelia.com, [email protected]

The 10th district includes Precincts 2, 3, and 8 in Ward 19. To determine your voting location, click here. To confirm your voter registration: sec.state.ma.us/WhereDoIVoteMA/WhereDoIVote. To confirm your voter registration: sec.state.ma.us/VoterRegistrationSearch/MyVoterRegStatus.aspx.

08/24/2022

Committee Announces Endorsements for Democratic Candidates in September Primary

The Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee has endorsed the following candidates in the Democratic Primary, September 6, 2022:

Statewide offices:

Governor: Maura Healy
Lieutenant Governor: Tami Gouveia
Auditor: Chris Dempsey
Attorney General and Secretary of the Commonwealth: No Endorsement
Suffolk County:

District Attorney: Ricardo Arroyo
Sheriff: Steve Tompkins
Massachusetts Senate Second Suffolk district:

Nika Elugardo
Massachusetts House districts:

6th Suffolk: Russell Holmes
15th Suffolk: Sam Montaño

08/24/2022

Resources for Understanding Precinct Changes in Ward 19

In Ward 19, precincts 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 were changed due to reprecincting. Reprecincting was needed partly because of the way the legislature set up the new districts for the state house and senate. The piece of precinct 3 on the east side of Centre St. was moved into precinct 4. The northern part of precinct 9, along the Arborway and neighboring streets was moved into precinct 8. The western half of precinct 7 was moved into precinct 9. You can see details for Ward 19 on pages 61-64 of this document. No precinct voting locations were moved, but if your precinct changed from 3 to 4 or from 7 to 9, your location will have changed. (8 and 9 vote in the same place, so those moved from 9 to 8 still vote in the same place.)

Here are some voting resources from the Secretary of State.

Here’s where to look up where to vote, which will also give you your precinct and which districts you are going to be in due to redistricting. You can also see a sample ballot when you enter your address on that page.

From Helen Raizen, Member of the Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee.

07/24/2022

We have posted information on registration and voting in the primary and general elections at

REGISTER TO VOTE By Saturday, August 27 at 5 pm: •In person: 1 CITY HALL SQUARE, ROOM 241 •Online here YOUR POLLING LOCATION MAY HAVE CHANGED: Precinct boundaries for Ward 19, precincts 3, 4,…

07/24/2022

We recorded the forum held last Thursday, July 21. Recording is available at https://youtu.be/-rv6kM86pxY:

07/11/2022

Committee-Sponsored Forum with all Candidates for 15th Suffolk House District and 2d Suffolk Senate: July 21, 6:30 pm

The Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee will host a Zoom Forum on July 21, 2022 with all candidates for the 15th Suffolk House District and 2nd 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 15th Suffolk House district are Richard Fierro, Roxanne Longoria, Sam Montano, Mary Ann Nelson.

Candidates for 2nd 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 at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsceuvrj8tG9TnQ6ZKJNcFyUIBhTzm4EJD. 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.

04/12/2022

Our Committee, along with many local organizations and Democratic Town and Ward Committees, is cosponsoring the following on-line forum on importance of trees for climate and public health: