Mandi Responds to the Amherst Indy Blog Questions

Each year the Amherst Indy sends questions to the candidates and publishes the answers on their blog. Below are my responses. 1.      What do you think is the most pressing challenge facing Amherst residents and what would you do about it as a Town Councilor? We must address our housing crisis. And we must address … Continue reading "Mandi Responds to the Amherst Indy Blog Questions"

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Three candidate forums / debates upcoming

This year, three different organizations are hosting candidate forums / debates. I will be attending all three. The League of Women Voters is hosting their forum for At-Large candidates on October 23rd at 7 pm at the High School library. A meet and greet will begin around 6:15, the School Committee candidates will begin at … Continue reading "Three candidate forums / debates upcoming"

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Amherst Forward ask candidates questions

As in past years, Amherst Forward has asked candidates questions as they seek to decide endorsements. While they promise that they will not publish candidate responses, I have always posted them on my campaign page. Here are my responses for this election cycle: Role. Amherst has a 13-person Town Council that hires and works with … Continue reading "Amherst Forward ask candidates questions"

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My case for re-election in under 900 characters

The Town of Amherst, on its webpage, publishes statements from all residents running for local elected office. There is a 900 character limit to the statement, which is fairly short. I started with a short 1800 character statement and narrowed it down from there. Here’s my statement for the Town’s webpage: Town of Amherst Webpage … Continue reading "My case for re-election in under 900 characters"

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League of Women Voters Candidate Forum

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"

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Evan Ross, Andy Churchill, and more publicly support Mandi’s re-election

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"

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The Republican supports withdrawn zoning proposal

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

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