Union Square Main Streets
  • Explore the Square Union Square Insider's Guide Upcoming Events Business Directory Multilingual Businesses Get to Know your Business Leaders Get Here!
  • Upcoming Events 10th Annual Holiday Stroll 8th Annual Good Food For All What the Fluff? Festival September 20
  • 2025 Season Our Vendors Volunteer with USFM Perform at the Market Good Food For All What are SNAP Benefits? What is the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP)? Purchase a USFM Poster
  • What the Fluff? Volunteer at Fluff Fest! Meet the Fluff Graphic Designer
  • Union Square Main Streets Candidate Questionnaire Union Square Insider's Guide All Things Union Newsletter Archive COVID-19 Business Resources Development on the Horizon
  • Who We Are Keeping Small Strong Pilot Volunteer with USMS
  • Join Us as a Business Member Join as a Community Supporter Donate to our Local SNAP Match
  • STORE
Union Square Main Streets
  • VISIT/
    • Explore the Square
    • Union Square Insider's Guide
    • Upcoming Events
    • Business Directory
    • Multilingual Businesses
    • Get to Know your Business Leaders
    • Get Here!
  • EVENTS/
    • Upcoming Events
    • 10th Annual Holiday Stroll
    • 8th Annual Good Food For All
    • What the Fluff? Festival September 20
  • FARMERS MARKET/
    • 2025 Season
    • Our Vendors
    • Volunteer with USFM
    • Perform at the Market
    • Good Food For All
    • What are SNAP Benefits?
    • What is the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP)?
    • Purchase a USFM Poster
  • FLUFF/
    • What the Fluff?
    • Volunteer at Fluff Fest!
    • Meet the Fluff Graphic Designer
  • NEWS & RESOURCES/
    • Union Square Main Streets Candidate Questionnaire
    • Union Square Insider's Guide
    • All Things Union Newsletter Archive
    • COVID-19 Business Resources
    • Development on the Horizon
  • ABOUT/
    • Who We Are
    • Keeping Small Strong Pilot
    • Volunteer with USMS
  • Support/
    • Join Us as a Business Member
    • Join as a Community Supporter
    • Donate to our Local SNAP Match
  • STORE/
53932219_2399860226704300_4870989905804656640_o.jpg
Union Square Main Streets

Candidate Questionnaire Responses

Union Square Main Streets
  • VISIT/
    • Explore the Square
    • Union Square Insider's Guide
    • Upcoming Events
    • Business Directory
    • Multilingual Businesses
    • Get to Know your Business Leaders
    • Get Here!
  • EVENTS/
    • Upcoming Events
    • 10th Annual Holiday Stroll
    • 8th Annual Good Food For All
    • What the Fluff? Festival September 20
  • FARMERS MARKET/
    • 2025 Season
    • Our Vendors
    • Volunteer with USFM
    • Perform at the Market
    • Good Food For All
    • What are SNAP Benefits?
    • What is the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP)?
    • Purchase a USFM Poster
  • FLUFF/
    • What the Fluff?
    • Volunteer at Fluff Fest!
    • Meet the Fluff Graphic Designer
  • NEWS & RESOURCES/
    • Union Square Main Streets Candidate Questionnaire
    • Union Square Insider's Guide
    • All Things Union Newsletter Archive
    • COVID-19 Business Resources
    • Development on the Horizon
  • ABOUT/
    • Who We Are
    • Keeping Small Strong Pilot
    • Volunteer with USMS
  • Support/
    • Join Us as a Business Member
    • Join as a Community Supporter
    • Donate to our Local SNAP Match
  • STORE/

Each election year, Union Square Main Streets invites candidates for Somerville City Council and Mayor to respond to a short questionnaire focused on small business issues. Our goal is to help voters, many of whom own, work at, or rely on local businesses,  better understand where each candidate stands on the economic, cultural, and policy matters that shape daily life in our neighborhoods.

View Candidate Questionnaire questions here.

Mayoral Candidates

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor Survey
Willie Burnley Jr, Mayor Survey
Jake Wilson, Mayor Survey

City Council Candidates

Ari Iaccarino, City Councilor At-Large Survey
Scott Istvan, City Councilor At-large Survey
Justin Klekota, City Councilor At-Large Survey
Jon Link, City Councilor at-Large Survey
Will Mbah, City Councilor At-Large Survey
Jack Perenick, City Councilor At-Large Survey
Holly Simione, City Councilor At-Large Survey
Christopher Ryan Spicer, City Councilor At-Large Survey
Kristen Strezo, City Councilor At-Large Survey
Tuesday Thomas, City Councilor At-Large Survey
Marianne Walles, City Councilor At-Large Survey
Ben Wheeler, City Councilor At-Large Survey

Ben Ewen-Campen, Ward 3 Survey

Jason Mackey, Ward 5 Survey

Michael Murray, Ward 7 Survey
Emily Hardt, Ward 7 Survey
  • VISIT/
    • Explore the Square
    • Union Square Insider's Guide
    • Upcoming Events
    • Business Directory
    • Multilingual Businesses
    • Get to Know your Business Leaders
    • Get Here!
  • EVENTS/
    • Upcoming Events
    • 10th Annual Holiday Stroll
    • 8th Annual Good Food For All
    • What the Fluff? Festival September 20
  • FARMERS MARKET/
    • 2025 Season
    • Our Vendors
    • Volunteer with USFM
    • Perform at the Market
    • Good Food For All
    • What are SNAP Benefits?
    • What is the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP)?
    • Purchase a USFM Poster
  • FLUFF/
    • What the Fluff?
    • Volunteer at Fluff Fest!
    • Meet the Fluff Graphic Designer
  • NEWS & RESOURCES/
    • Union Square Main Streets Candidate Questionnaire
    • Union Square Insider's Guide
    • All Things Union Newsletter Archive
    • COVID-19 Business Resources
    • Development on the Horizon
  • ABOUT/
    • Who We Are
    • Keeping Small Strong Pilot
    • Volunteer with USMS
  • Support/
    • Join Us as a Business Member
    • Join as a Community Supporter
    • Donate to our Local SNAP Match
  • STORE/

Union Square Main Streets

Stay Connected with Local Businesses by signing up for our newsletter

Calendar

Submit an Event!


Find Us!

Click here for directions to Union Square!

 

DIRECTIONS  /  JOIN US  

Union Square Main Streets / PO Box One, Somerville, MA 02143 / usms@unionsquaremain.org