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  • Combating Climate Change

    Mayor Katjana Ballantyne's leadership on environmental issues has made Somerville a recognized leader in climate change mitigation, urban ecosystem restoration, and carbon footprint reduction. She’s implemented many ground-breaking initiatives to address these critical issues. Examples are Mayor Katjana’s first-ever Pollinator Action Plan to protect native pollinators, building on Somerville’s Native Species Ordinance, which she introduced as a City Councilor. These are a first of a kind plans for a dense, urban city like ours, and have already become models for similar cities across the country.
  • Veterans Services

    "Veterans have shouldered one of the heaviest burdens demanded of any member of society. As mayor, I am resolved to repay veterans by helping guide them, not only to veterans benefits, but to every city service to which they are entitled." - Mayor Katjana Ballantyne

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Mayor Katjana Honored For Civil Rights

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne was awarded the Diversity Champion Award by the Lawyers for Civil Rights. This award is presented to steadfast champions of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Mayor Ballantyne was selected to receive this honor in 2025 based on her visionary leadership and distinguished service in helping to keep her city of Somerville vibrant, thriving, safe, and diverse.
  • Combating Climate Change

    To restore our urban ecosystem, Mayor Katjana, raised our climate goals from targeting just Net Zero—to be Carbon Negative by 2050, she directed our Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) to implement networked geothermal in Somerville, to decarbonize heating and cooling of our buildings, and much more...
  • Education & Youth Services

    To support youth and teachers, Mayor Katjana made historic budget increases in our schools, expanded out of school time programming, and opened our first three teen spaces
    Launched a new program to coach Somerville students as they make the transition out of high school and into their next step be that college, training, or a career, and much more...
  • COVID-19 Recovery

    Mayor Katjana Ballantyne focused on an equitable COVID-19 recovery in Somerville, implementing initiatives like a guaranteed basic income pilot and a First 100-Day Agenda. Her administration prioritized equity, community engagement, and economic recovery, and much more...

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Katjana for Mayor

I’m Katjana Ballantyne and I’m running for Mayor of Somerville.
I’m running to represent the values and culture of Somerville, to make sure that everyone’s voice will be heard in city hall and I’m running because our next Mayor needs to have the skills and experience to be our chief executive.

Katjana's Vision

I envision an inclusive, equitable Somerville, where we can all thrive together. In the transition from the COVID-19 crisis and into our long-term recovery efforts, we must make sure that Somerville's residents, businesses, and institutions will not only survive, but thrive.

Proven Experience

Katjana has thirty years of experience in international business, start-up companies, nonprofits, and local government. She has served two terms as mayor, seven years on the City Council and was twice elected City Council President. Katjana's leadership experience in business and local government has taught her to value inclusive leadership, which creates buy-in, shared purpose, enthusiasm, and better results.

An Immigrant Story

Katjana's experience as an immigrant taught her to value differences, her thirty years' leadership experience in volunteering, community development and in international business taught her to value inclusive leadership and she envisions Somerville as an inclusive, equitable city where we can all thrive together.