I had the honor and privilege of attending the League of Women Voters Candidate forum in October. The full video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOg5q68F5TA. At-Large candidates were asked seven questions. Below are my responses to each. Question 1 asked how we would address the issues of Latinx residents, as well as what we believed … Continue reading "League of Women Voters Candidate Forum"

I want to thank Evan Ross, Andy Churchill, Peter Demling, Sarah Forsaith of the Amherst Firefighters Local Union 1764, and Cinda Jones for writing public letters of endorsement for my re-election. Andy Churchill support me because I can “balance the head and the heart in [my] decision-making” though thoughtful, balanced leadership. Evan Ross states that … Continue reading "Evan Ross, Andy Churchill, and more publicly support Mandi’s re-election"

I was pleasantly surprised to read in the October 22nd Sunday Republican the editorial supporting the zoning proposal that she and Councilor De Angelis withdrew earlier this year. If re-elected, I hope to re-introduce a parts of this proposal. Read the editorial at the link below. https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2023/10/massachusetts-neighborhoods-need-to-embrace-housing-options-editorial.html