For everyone celebrating today, happy Thanksgiving!

Congrats to the Somerville Highlanders football team on their 38-20 victory over our neighbors from Cambridge in the 2025 Battle for the Picket Fence. Great seeing so many faces from the community and fellow electeds at Russell Field cheering on our student-athletes!

Our last Steering Committee member is Rand Wilson, a union organizer and elected member of Somerville's Ward 6 Democratic Committee. Now that we have introduced the Transition Steering Committee, stay tuned here and on the transition website, wilsontransition.org, for updates on the transition!

Meet Anne Tate, a member of our Transition Steering Committee! Anne is a professor at the Rhode Island School of Design and has served on various Advisory and Steering Committees within Somerville. We are grateful for her contributions to our Steering Committee.

Samantha Silverberg is a visiting fellow at the Taubman Center for State and Local Government at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution. We are grateful for her contributions to the Transition Steering Committee. Stay tuned for more introductions!

Also on the Transition Steering Committee is Stacy Richardson, who is the Senior Director of Collaboration at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University. Check out the transition website, linked in bio, to learn more about this transition process!

The next member of the Transition Steering Committee is Denise Lauers! Denise is President of the Mystic Tenant Association and a member of the Somerville Renters Coalition at CAAS. Stay tuned for more Steering Committee members tonight and in the following days!

We are also introducing Jillian Harvey, a member of the Transition Steering Committee. Jillian is the Chief Equity Officer for the Massachusetts Municipal Organization. Thank you Jillian for being a part of the Transition Steering Committee!

Today we are introducing Douglas Foy, another member of the Transition Steering Committee. Douglas served as the Secretary for Commonwealth Development for Massachusetts. Don't forget to check out our transition website, which is linked in our bio, for the other Steering Committee members.

Also on the Transition Steering Committee is Janice Delory! Janice served as the Chief of Staff for former Mayor Joe Curtatone and is the former Vice President of Marketing at Fidelity Investments. We are grateful for her experience and service on the Steering Committee!

The next member of the Transition Steering Committee is Kerry Bowie, who is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Malaika Ventures, the Founder, President, and Executive Director of Browning the Green Space, founded and runs The Majira Project. We are so excited to have Kerry on board with us!

Please welcome Tom Bent to the Mayoral Transition Steering Committee! We are so appreciative of Tom's work on the Committee as we continue this transition process into the Mayor's Office. Stay tuned for more Transition Steering Committee members tomorrow!

Next we are so excited to introduce Jay Ash, who joins our Transition Steering Committee as President and CEO of the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership. Check out our transition website at the link in bio for more information about the Transition Steering Committee!

The next Steering Committee member we are introducing is Ward 1 City Councillor Matt McLaughlin, Vice Chair of the committee. We are grateful to Matt for his commitment to this transition process and to the City of Somerville. Stay tuned for more members tomorrow or check out our transition website!

Our Mayoral Transition Steering Committee has had two great meetings so far working to build an inclusive and thoughtful transition into the Mayor's Office. Stay tuned as we introduce the rest of the members and please visit our transition website at the link in bio!

After giving the voters of Somerville the positive, issue-focused race that we agreed to do a year ago, it was great catching up with my friend and colleague @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social We unpacked the wild campaign journey we were just on and looked ahead at important policy work to be done.

We've been hard at work these past couple of weeks laying the groundwork for a smooth and effective transition period, and we're excited to begin introducing the folks supporting this work on the Mayoral Transition Steering Committee. Committee Chair is Joe Curtatone, former Mayor of Somerville.

Today marked move-in day at 20 Stephenson Aman in Clarendon Hill. The highlight was hearing from the leaders of Clarendon Residents United about their experience tirelessly advocating for Clarendon residents throughout the process.

At long last Junction Park is fully open! It was a joyous occasion on Friday as we cut the ribbon on Somerville's newest park along the Community Path.

Very cool honoring Somerville firefighter Danielle O'Hearn with a citation at the City Council's regular meeting on Thursday night, in recognition of her work with Millie the first responder dog and the children's book she wrote about Millie.

Veterans Day honors those who've served our country. I started out the day at the Mystic Learning Center for a Veterans Day event, then moved on to the Dilboy VFW for a speaking program and wreath-laying. Finally, I attended the Somerville Museum's event at Milk Row Cemetery. Thank you, veterans!

Attended a screening of Somerville filmmaker Brian Truglio's documentary film, Running Home, at the Somerville Theatre. The subject of film, Mike Wardian, was on hand with Brian for a Q&A afterward about the film and the transcontinental run featured in it.

Had a great meeting with @kimdriscollma.bsky.social last week, where we talked about policy priorities and where we can work together. I'm really looking forward to that collaboration with the Healey-Driscoll administration in the coming years!

Thanks everyone for the happy birthday wishes! Celebrated turning 49 in Portland (the West Coast one), where they have amazing food and drinks but don't take street sweeping nearly as seriously as we do in Somerville #scorpiomayor

Took the Orange Line from Assembly to State this morning and it went exactly how it should. No delays. No slow zones. Just public transit moving people around efficiently. Grateful to @mbta.com for doing the work to change things. Let's keep this going.

Amazing getting a sneak preview of The Hollows on Saturday night. Some great callbacks to Rudy's and I can't wait to try out the full menu. Great addition to Teele Square!

Exciting morning! I held my first press conference as Mayor-elect. Thank you to all who came out and asked questions about the election results, transition team planning, and pertinent issues like affordable housing and homelessness.

Thank you, Somerville. I’m enormously proud to be your Mayor-elect. Tonight, we showed that a people-powered campaign can be rooted in our progressive values and also grounded in the practical solutions that Somerville residents deserve.

Election Day stops #7, #8, #9 and #10! Dropping by local businesses is a special part of Election Day for me. We’ve stopped by a tiny Turns Paperie, Income Tax Plus, Index Vinyl, and Carolicious.

Election Day stop #7! Stopped by the Winter Hill School bakery sale at the Presbyterian Church. If you’re able, please support their important cause!

Election Day stop #6! Here’s a peak behind the scenes of Election Day - I swung back to our campaign HQ where drivers and canvassers are coming in and out, phone bankers and text bankers are doing shifts on zoom, and campaign staffers are making sure volunteers across the city are taken care of.

Election Day stop #5! Today’s a chilly one - stopped by my local spot Winter Hill Brewing Company for a hot tea. Stay warm out there folks!

Election Day stop #4! Today’s a chilly one - stopped by my local spot Winter Hill Brewing Company for a hot tea.

Great morning with the family - swung by the Healey School bake sale for some treats. If you have a chance, check it out!

Election day stop #3! You never get over the surreal feeling of voting for yourself. My wife Cathy and I voted at our local polling place, the Healey School. Make sure you get out to vote today!

Thanks to Somerville Firefighters Local 76 and the IAFF for coming out in Ward 6!

Stop #2! Visiting with sign holders at West Somerville Neighborhood School - thanks for being out here!

Need to know where to vote or how to request a ride to the polls? Head to www.jakeforsomerville.org/voting

First stop of Election Day! Grabbing breakfast at Magnificent Muffins & Bagel at Teele Square where I met with Christine Hall Brothers. Going to be a great day!

After nearly eight months of knocking doors and nearly 10,000 doors knocked, tonight was my final canvassing shift. Now we vote!

Tomorrow is Election Day!!! Make sure your voice is heard and your vote is counted. Everyone should have a plan to vote, including what time to vote, where to go, and how to get there. If you need help getting to the polls or need to know your polling location, head to jakeforsomerville.org/voting

Made a new friend this morning!

I am incredibly honored and excited to announce the endorsement of former Mayor Joe Curtatone, who led Somerville for 18 years.

Fantastic morning standout in Magoun Square with IBEW 2222! I’m so honored to have their endorsement, and so happy to have them out showing their support ahead of Election Day tomorrow.

Dropped by Veterans Memorial Skating Rink to check out Somerville Youth Hockey Association’s Learn to Skate program. It was amazing to see everything SYHA is doing to bring in new families to hockey and to make sure the sport is affordable for everyone. Thanks for having me!

Our last Campaign Cocktail Club was the best yet! Every week for months now, friends, neighbors and supporters of the campaign have gathered together, having drinks and talking about the issues our community faces.

Calling all volunteers! Join us tomorrow for a volunteer appreciation cookout. Whether you’ve knocked a thousand doors or just one, please come. So many people have given their time, energy and support over the past ten months and we want to say thank you. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/volcookout

Great night at the Somerville Youth Mayoral Forum! Thank you so much to Teen Empowerment for inviting us and moderating on such an impressive, thoughtful, and well-run discussion.

In the late stages of a campaign, we're going to see misinformation, confusion, and attacks. So let me be absolutely clear that I remain staunchly pro-housing and that I continue to strongly support upzoning near transit.

Thanks so much to our friends at Heat & Frost Insulators and Allied Trades Local 6 for their endorsement. This makes them the 16th labor union to endorse our campaign - such an honor.