Mike Connolly

I was sworn into office in 2017, and I am pleased to report that my first two terms on Beacon Hill has been fruitful and productive. Every day, I work to bring residents, colleagues, and advocates together to make progress for all who live in our Cambridge and Somerville community, and I’m proud of all we’ve accomplished together so far. Some highlights include:

Affordable Housing

Protect existing affordable housing.
Create more and varied kinds of affordable housing, through more aggressive inclusionary zoning, support for community land trusts, and better public-private partnerships.
Provide tax relief to homeowners who are "house rich, cash poor."
Reinvest in public housing.
Tax big developers and speculators; use this revenue to subsidize affordable rentals and retail.
Require universities to provide affordable housing to grad students and postdocs.