Maria Belen Power is a 2021 Mass Alliance Rising Star Candidate for District 8 City Council, Chelsea. Maria Belen Power is running for District 8 seat on the Chelsea City Council. Power was appointed by President Joe Biden to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council and will be bringing her expertise and impressive credentials...Read More
Tanya Lobo is a 2021 Mass Alliance Rising Star candidate for Taunton City Council. Tanya Lobo is a mother, wife, and Taunton resident. She is running for Taunton City Council to build a stronger community. As your City Councillor, Lobo will be a restless advocate for the entire city, demanding transparency and results from elected...Read More
Gerly Adrien is a Mass Alliance Rising Star 2021 Candidate for Everett Mayor. Gerly Adrien is the first Black, Haitian-American female City Councilor At-Large for the City of Everett. She won on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, beating out two incumbents. Gerly is a Christian business owner who’s compassionate about people and service. She believes that...Read More
Barry Sanders is a 2021 Mass Alliance Rising Star Alumni-in-Good-Standing for Taunton City Council. Website: BarrySanders.us Facebook: BarrySanders4Taunton Twitter: @BarryByTheFire Barry Sanders is the eldest son of the late Barry J. Sanders and Jeannette Sanders. His sister, Karen, is a project manager and his brother, Ryan, is a SICU nurse. Barry is married to Kristie...Read More
Andrea Freeman has been nominated by Mass Alliance as a Rising Star for Mayor, 2021. Andrea Merry Freeman is a long-time community leader and 18-year Leominster resident. For 25 years, Andrea has led programs in Massachusetts and across the U.S. to serve people by protecting public health, improving public safety, conserving forests and farmland, creating...Read More
Rebecca Lisi is a 2021 Mass Alliance Rising Star Alumni-in-Good-Standing candidate for Mayor of Holyoke. Originally from Long Island, NY, Rebecca moved to Holyoke in 2003 to work for the citizens’ lobby group Clean Water Action. As a community organizer and policy advocate, she worked hard to protect the environment and public health. She taught...Read More
Mass Alliance is excited to name Corey Robinson as a 2021 Rising Star for Lowell City Council, Centralville District. Corey is a lifelong resident of Lowell, having attended public schools prior to graduating from Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School. By the age of 14, he had already begun working for the City of Lowell through...Read More
Mass Alliance is excited to name Karen Colón Hayes as a 2021 Rising Star for Malden City Council At-Large. Karen has a degree is in Social Work and a passion for working with youth at risk. She worked through college at a summer job leading a Ropes and Confidence Course. The goal of the course...Read More
Mass Alliance is excited to name Thu Nguyen as a 2021 Rising Star for Worcester City Council At-Large. Thu is a proud Vietnamese refugee, auntie, artist, youth worker, and the first non-binary candidate for Worcester City Council At-Large. Thu came to Worcester at the age of one when their family immigrated to the United States...Read More