Politics & Government

Watch: Somerville Aldermen Candidates Make Video Pitches

15 candidates running for the Somerville Board of Aldermen introduce themselves on video.

SCATV's "Greater Somerville" invited every candidate running for a seat on the Somerville Board of Aldermen to make a short video pitch to voters.

Each candidate was given about three minutes to introduce himself or herself and talk about issues facing the city.

The video above includes videos from the 15 candidates running in contested elections.

The whole video is about 45 minutes long, but here's a guide to where you can find each candidate:

1:55—John Connolly (running at-large)
5:53—Carol Dempkowski (running at-large)
8:49—Sean Fitzgerald (running at-large)
11:19—William Medeiros (running at-large)
15:20—Mary Jo Rossetti (running at-large)
18:28—Dennis Sullivan (running at-large)
21:07—Bill White (running at-large)
24:38—Elio LoRusso (running in Ward 1)
26:39—Matthew McLaughlin (running in Ward 1)
29:04—Suzanne Bremer (running in Ward 3)
30:53—Bob McWatters (running in Ward 3)
32:53—Courtney O'Keefe (running in Ward 5)
35:18—Mark Niedergang (running in Ward 5)
39:07—Katjana Ballantyne (running in Ward 7)
42:17—Joseph Capuano (running in Ward 7)

Also, make sure to see our 2013 election guide, which includes written responses from candidates running for Somerville Board of Aldermen and Somerville School Committee.


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