Katjana Ballantyne Announces Run for Ward 7 Alderman Seat
Ballantyne ran unsuccessfully in 2011 for a seat on the Somerville Board of Aldermen but came close to defeating incumbent Ward 7 Alderman Robert Trane.
With a city election taking place this fall, local candidates are beginning to throw their hats into the ring. On Monday, Katjana Ballantyne announced she would run again for alderman in Somerville's Ward 7 (West Somerville). Ballantyne ran for the seat in 2011 but was narrowly defeated by incumbent Ward 7 Alderman Robert Trane. Trane's margin of victory was 40 votes. In her announcement, Ballantyne made a reference to 2011's tight race. The announcement says, "As a first time candidate in the 2011 elections, Ballantyne won two of the three precincts in Ward 7 and came 40 votes short of defeating the longtime, incumbent alderman." Trane has served on the Somerville Board of Aldermen since 2002. In 2008 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in …
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Courtney O'Keefe
6:16 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Just a quick fix... Mark actually announced in August that he was running. more ›