Letissia Scott endorses Katjana’s transparency, honesty, and accessibility as a city councilor, “She’s always been about transparency and honesty, and has always been accessible to the community.”
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Maggie Joseph says Katjana is smart, strong, and always there for the people of Somerville – 24/7, “Katjana has always here to help us. We need a strong woman in Somerville.”
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Larry Yu believes Katjana is the candidate who can advance environmental sustainability and justice in Somerville. “Katjana consistently reaches out to diverse groups. She is not afraid to roll up her sleeves and dig into wonky policy details.”
"Katjana shows compassionate leadership in our immigrant community by listening and supporting initiatives that protect vulnerable populations. Her proven track record and experience is why I'm supporting her for Mayor."-Ben Echevarria, Immigrant Rights Activist.
Toni Whitmore says that Katjana "cares about each and every resident of Somerville. She’s caring, she’s knowledgeable, and she is the right person for our new Mayor.”
David Scott got to know Katjana while they were both volunteers making lunches for school kids. “The thing that people should know about Katjana is that she cares about her neighbors. She cares about all of the people in Somerville, and that’s going to make her a great mayor.”
Bill Shelton says Katjana knows how to draw on everyone’s gifts to address Somerville’s interconnected challenges.
“We need a mayor who can think systemically, and Katjana does that better than any other elected official I know.”
“I don’t believe there is anyone else in elected office in Somerville who works harder than Katjana Ballantyne.”
June Pieantratoni has lived in Somerville her entire life and says that Katjana pays attention, investigates everything she doesn’t know about, and works hard for our community.
“You get answers from her within 24 hours! She has big ears — not physically, but she listens to anything that anybody tells her or asks her about.”
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“The combination of transparency and the fact that there is an open, two-way communication with her constituents is a very valuable asset that we currently need in the city.”
Lovan Chetty supports Katjana for Mayor because he values open, two-way communication and transparency.
“I’ve known Katjana for 17 years, and the more I’ve gotten to know her, the more I’ve gotten to appreciate her advocacy, her politics, and her leadership.”
Ellin Reisner lives in East Somerville and supports Katjana’s work on affordable housing and the environment.
“Katjana is dedicated to everyone in the city. It seems to me that Katjana has been preparing to be mayor of Somerville her entire adult life.”
Nancy Bernhard has known Katjana for 30 years as a kind, smart, dedicated force for good, someone we can count on to support safety and opportunity for kids and families.
