PRESS RELEASE: Selvig congratulates Ciommo, hails high turnout in Allston-Brighton
Dennis Mayer
Selvig congratulates Ciommo, hails high turnout in Allston-Brighton
Candidate thanks voters for standing with him for a better neighborhood.
ALLSTON-BRIGHTON – District 9 City Council Candidate Alex Selvig congratulated his opponent, first-term Councilor Mark Ciommo, for running a successful campaign in Tuesday’s election.
In the race for Allston-Brighton’s City Council seat, Ciommo earned 4,848 votes altogether (64%), beating Selvig, who earned 2,676 votes (35%). Selvig turned out the most competitive results against any district incumbent except the District 7 race, where Councilor Chuck Turner’s opponent received 40% of the vote. Councilor Turner is currently under federal indictment.
“I congratulated Mark [Tuesday] night, and told him I hoped to continue working with his office to make our neighborhood better,” Selvig said. “We both marveled at the high turnout in Allston-Brighton. We had a lot of voters come out yesterday. It was a good sign. Clearly, our residents care about the future of our neighborhood.”
Voter turnout in Allston-Brighton was relatively high for a municipal race, with 7,558 voters. It is in sharp contrast to the 2007 municipal election, when only 4,906 Allston-Brighton voters cast ballots. That year, Mark Ciommo won his City Council seat with 2,838 votes.
“Two years ago, Mark Ciommo won with 162 votes more than we received last night,” Selvig said. “I’m very encouraged by the results, happy that we energized new voters, and proud of our strong showing.”
Selvig hailed his campaign staff, volunteers, and supporters for making his campaign a success.
“I’m very proud of the work we did,” Selvig said. “We were up against an incumbent who enjoyed the support of all of our local elected officials, including Mayor Menino, who spent $2 million to win this election. We were facing a media that often ignored us, and that overwhelmingly endorsed incumbents in City Council races throughout the city. We took everything in stride, and pressed on.”
“Almost 2,700 voters stood up and demanded better City services, fairness, and more advocacy for Allston-Brighton. We can be proud of that, of the work we all did, and will continue to do.”
Selvig said he will tirelessly advocate for a better Allston-Brighton, and is developing plans to work for neighborhood schools and a long-awaited commuter rail station. Plans for a petition campaign or letter-writing drive for either or both of those issues could develop by the end of the year.
Alex Selvig is a longtime Allston-Brighton resident who ran for the District 9 City Council seat. Since moving to the neighborhood almost 20 years ago, Selvig has worked to make Allston-Brighton a safe, active, diverse neighborhood for all its inhabitants. As a neighborhood activist, Selvig will fight to improve public schools, promote green space, fairly and openly address institutional expansion, and stop the neighborhood blight caused by absentee landlords and college party houses. He is a small business owner, a former international-level athlete, and a devoted family man who lives in Brighton with his wife Daina, his infant son Max, and his 84-year-old mother Alda.
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Dennis Mayer
Communications Director, Alex Selvig for Boston City Council
johnath
John Thompson
Brighton
On Nov 5, 12:35 pm, Dennis Mayer <dmaye...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Selvig congratulates Ciommo, hails high turnout in Allston-Brighton*
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> *Candidate thanks voters for standing with him for a better neighborhood. *
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> *ALLSTON-BRIGHTON – *District 9 City Council Candidate Alex Selvig
> (617)275-6144
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Eva
Selvig's campaign:
> with 7,558 voters. It is in sharp contrast to the 2007 municipal election,
> when only 4,906 Allston-Brighton voters cast ballots. That year, Mark Ciommo
> won his City Council seat with 2,838 votes.
>
> “Two years ago, Mark Ciommo won with 162 votes more than we received last
> night,” Selvig said. “I’m very encouraged by the results, happy that we
> energized new voters, and proud of our strong showing.”
foremost. Second, many A-B activists urgently calling on their
neighbors to vote. I really cringe when I hear, or read, those
undertones that Alex is somehow single-handedly responsible for the
higher voter turn-out. Some modesty, please.
And regarding this statement:
> Alex Selvig is a longtime Allston-Brighton resident who ran for the District
> 9 City Council seat. Since moving to the neighborhood almost 20 years ago,
> Selvig has worked to make Allston-Brighton a safe, active, diverse
> neighborhood for all its inhabitants.
Alex got involved in neighborhood issues barely three years ago (fired
up by the BC Master Plan). Exaggerating his "long record" is totally
unnecessary -- it only makes those who pick up on it doubt the
sincerity of other pronouncements. What's wrong about saying that he
has been actively involved for the last three years (which everyone
understands was in no small part a function of his desire to win a
seat on City Council).
If anyone wants to be a hero, let others conclude that -- no need to
beat your own drum.
Alex has not been a hero for those of us who want BC to house 100% of
their students as soon as possible. Ever seen a slogan about that in
his campaign literature?
Bill Haas
Txh!
From: "johnath" <joh...@comcast.net>
To: "AllstonBrighton2006" <allstonbr...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 3:37 PM
Subject: [AB2006] Re: PRESS RELEASE: Selvig congratulates Ciommo, hails high
turnout in Allston-Brighton
A/B had the second worse turnout in Boston.
John Thompson
Brighton
On Nov 5, 12:35 pm, Dennis Mayer <dmaye...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Selvig congratulates Ciommo, hails high turnout in Allston-Brighton*
>
> *Candidate thanks voters for standing with him for a better neighborhood.
> *
>
> * *
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> * *
>
> a
>
> In the race for Allston-Brighton�s City Council seat, Ciommo earned 4,848
> Selvig
> turned out the most competitive results against any district incumbent
> 40% of the vote. Councilor Turner is currently under federal indictment.
>
> working with his office to make our neighborhood better,� Selvig said. �We
> voters come out yesterday. It was a good sign. Clearly, our residents care
> Voter turnout in Allston-Brighton was relatively high for a municipal
> race,
> with 7,558 voters. It is in sharp contrast to the 2007 municipal election,
> when only 4,906 Allston-Brighton voters cast ballots. That year, Mark
> Ciommo
> won his City Council seat with 2,838 votes.
>
> night,� Selvig said. �I�m very encouraged by the results, happy that we
> energized new voters, and proud of our strong showing.�
> Selvig hailed his campaign staff, volunteers, and supporters for making
> his
> campaign a success.
>
> including Mayor Menino, who spent $2 million to win this election. We were
> facing a media that often ignored us, and that overwhelmingly endorsed
> incumbents in City Council races throughout the city. We took everything
> in
>
> �Almost 2,700 voters stood up and demanded better City services, fairness,
> work
> 27KViewDownload
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John
On Nov 5, 3:59 pm, "Bill Haas" <b...@computerbackupgroup.com> wrote:
> who was the worst & who was the best? Is it posted anywhere the stats?
> Txh!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "johnath" <john...@comcast.net>
> To: "AllstonBrighton2006" <allstonbr...@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 3:37 PM
> Subject: [AB2006] Re: PRESS RELEASE: Selvig congratulates Ciommo, hails high
> turnout in Allston-Brighton
>
> A/B had the second worse turnout in Boston.
> John Thompson
> Brighton
>
> On Nov 5, 12:35 pm, Dennis Mayer <dmaye...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > *Selvig congratulates Ciommo, hails high turnout in Allston-Brighton*
>
> > *Candidate thanks voters for standing with him for a better neighborhood.
> > *
>
> > * *
>
> > * *
>
> > a
>
> > In the race for Allston-Brighton s City Council seat, Ciommo earned 4,848
> > Selvig
> > turned out the most competitive results against any district incumbent
> > 40% of the vote. Councilor Turner is currently under federal indictment.
>
> > voters come out yesterday. It was a good sign. Clearly, our residents care
> > about the future of our neighborhood.
>
> > race,
> > with 7,558 voters. It is in sharp contrast to the 2007 municipal election,
> > when only 4,906 Allston-Brighton voters cast ballots. That year, Mark
> > Ciommo
> > won his City Council seat with 2,838 votes.
>
>
> > his
> > campaign a success.
>
> > including Mayor Menino, who spent $2 million to win this election. We were
> > facing a media that often ignored us, and that overwhelmingly endorsed
> > incumbents in City Council races throughout the city. We took everything
> > in
> > stride, and pressed on.
>
> > and more advocacy for Allston-Brighton. We can be proud of that, of the
> > work
> > we all did, and will continue to do.
>
> For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/AllstonBrighton2006?hl=en