Timothy Toomey
He/Him
- Currently
- City Councillor
- Election history
- 15th term in office
He/Him
Born and raised in Cambridge, Tim Toomey is currently the longest-serving councillor, as he was first elected in 1989.
He also served on the Cambridge School Committee in 1986/7, and from 1993-2016 was a State Representative for the Massachusetts House. (Mike Connolly won nomination in 2016.)
He maintains a constituent services office at 550 Cambridge Street.
| Organization | Cambridge? | Union? | View |
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| Massachusetts Voters for Animals | this cycle |
Housing is a complicated supply & demand problem. Cambridge can and has played a significant role to address the issue but we need other cities & towns in the region and the Governor & Legislature to successfully create more housing opportunities.
Constituent service is very important to me.
I grew up in a working class household here in East Cambridge close to the port and seeing what the housing prices are now; it’s very difficult for working class families to be able to afford those prices or remain in the city. I would hate to see that diversity or that socioeconomic mix be threatened. I don’t want to see the city become the city of the haves and have nots.
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TJT: We have in place different zoning for where the sale of the recreational marijuana can be located. I still have concerns about how people are going to be tested under the influence. I am hearing from a lot of people already. It is uncharted territory that is going to evolve as it becomes legal in July of next year.
Nov. 1, 2017 — Alexandra ChaidezI grew up in a working class household here in East Cambridge close to the port and seeing what the housing prices are now; it’s very difficult for working class families to be able to afford those prices or remain in the city. I would hate to see that diversity or that socioeconomic mix be threatened. I don’t want to see the city become the city of the haves and have nots.
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TJT: We have in place different zoning for where the sale of the recreational marijuana can be located. I still have concerns about how people are going to be tested under the influence. I am hearing from a lot of people already. It is uncharted territory that is going to evolve as it becomes legal in July of next year.
Was Chisholm an odd choice for an Irish-American kid from East Cambridge? Maybe. But she had a saying that resonated with me: “You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”
Aug. 23, 2016 — Tim ToomeyWas Chisholm an odd choice for an Irish-American kid from East Cambridge? Maybe. But she had a saying that resonated with me: “You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”
Boston recently earned the dubious distinction of being named the American city with the widest gap between its top 5 percent and bottom 20 percent of earners. The Boston metro area, which encompasses the eastern part of our state, ranked sixth in the nation in income inequality in the same study.
Jan. 26, 2016 — Tim ToomeyBoston recently earned the dubious distinction of being named the American city with the widest gap between its top 5 percent and bottom 20 percent of earners. The Boston metro area, which encompasses the eastern part of our state, ranked sixth in the nation in income inequality in the same study.