2025 Medford MA candidates

Excerpts of transcribed videos from the 2025 Medford MA candidates for Mayor, City Council, and School Committee.

City Council Candidates (map)
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2024 Words 2025 Words Campaign Socials ORM endorsed? Medford Happenings Medford Bytes GKM
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Zac Bears*
323,858
235,635
Yes
2023 Tran
Link
Link
Transcript
Miranda Briseno
0
9,295
Yes
Transcript
Link
Link
Transcript
Anna Callahan*
60,607
44,556
Yes
2024 Tran
Link
Link
Transcript
Richard Caraviello
399
6,630
Transcript
2023 Tran
2023 Link
Transcript
Patrick Clerkin
2,103
17,099
Transcript
Transcript
Link
Link
Transcript
Paul Donato Jr
0
2,980
Transcript
Link
Transcript
Nick Giurleo
2,705
15,034
Transcript
Link
Link
Transcript
Emily Lazzaro*
46,642
58,983
Yes
2024 Tran
Link
Link
Transcript
Matt Leming*
79,868
77,970
Yes
Transcript
Link
Link
Transcript
Nate Merritt
6,784
11,342
Transcript
Link
Transcript
Liz Mullane*
0
4,473
Yes
Transcript
Link
Link
Transcript
George Scarpelli*
144,799
85,223
2024 Tran
2021 Link
Melanie Tringali
1,295
7,214
Transcript
Link
2023 Link
Transcript
Justin Tseng*
73,349
101,658
Yes
Transcript
Link
Link
Transcript

City Council Prelim Candidates (map)
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Zac Bears*
323,858
235,635
Yes
2023 Tran
Link
Link
Transcript
Miranda Briseno
0
9,295
Yes
Transcript
Link
Link
Transcript
Page Buldini
24
10,893
Transcript
Transcript
Link
Anna Callahan*
60,607
44,556
Yes
2024 Tran
Link
Link
Transcript
Richard Caraviello
399
6,630
Transcript
2023 Tran
2023 Link
Transcript
Patrick Clerkin
2,103
17,099
Transcript
Transcript
Link
Link
Transcript
Paul Donato Jr
0
2,980
Transcript
Link
Transcript
Nick Giurleo
2,705
15,034
Transcript
Link
Link
Transcript
Emily Lazzaro*
46,642
58,983
Yes
2024 Tran
Link
Link
Transcript
Matt Leming*
79,868
77,970
Yes
Transcript
Link
Link
Transcript
Milva McDonald
0
17,595
Transcript
Transcript
Link
Nate Merritt
6,784
11,342
Transcript
Link
Transcript
Liz Mullane*
0
4,473
Yes
Transcript
Link
Link
Transcript
George Scarpelli*
144,799
85,223
2024 Tran
2021 Link
Trish Schiapelli
961
11,414
Transcript
Melanie Tringali
1,295
7,214
Transcript
Link
2023 Link
Transcript
Justin Tseng*
73,349
101,658
Yes
Transcript
Link
Link
Transcript

School Committee Candidates (map)
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Nicole Branley*
13,592
9,135
Transcript
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Transcript
Jenny Graham*
138,295
98,566
Yes
2024 Tran
Link
2023 Link
John Intoppa*
14,047
24,832
Transcript
Link
2023 Link
Transcript
Lisa Kingsley
0
8,520
Transcript
Link
Mike Mastrobouni
0
0
Yes
Link
Transcript
Aaron Olapade*
10,895
10,498
Yes
2023 Tran
Link
2023 Link
Transcript
Jessica Parks
213
5,447
Yes
Transcript
Link
Transcript
Erika Reinfeld*
26,703
27,190
Yes
Transcript
Link
2023 Link
Transcript
Paul Ruseau*
77,637
33,245
Yes
Link
2023 Link

Mayoral Candidates (map)
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Breanna Lungo-Koehn*
59,013
41,628
2023 Tran
2023 Link

*=Incumbent

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The videos are transcriptions of (nearly) all videos at the YouTube channels listed here, which are predominantly city council and school committee meetings, but also include campaign channels, news sources, and other channels dedicated to local politics, including partisans on both sides (I can only include YouTube channels, but if I'm missing any, please let me know).