March 2025 Election
On March 3, 2024, Lexington voters will have the opportunity to vote for candidates for local office. Below we provide information about candidates for town-wide offices that are contested. We hope you will read this information and vote!
Select Board
Four candidates are running for two positions on the Select Board. They are listed below (in alphabetical order). LexPride asked the candidates these questions:
What do you believe the role of Lexington's Chief Equity Officer should be? How do you believe the Select Board and Chief Equity Officer can support each other?
In May 2024, the town published an independent assessment of DEI in Lexington municipal government. That report is available the town's DEI web page. The report states that employees view town's DEI work as performative, experience systemic barriers, and feel a need for culture change and more connection and communication. In addition, employees with marginalized identities have different experiences than their peers without these identities. What do you believe the Select Board should do to address these findings?
On average, people living in multi-family units consume less energy and produce less waste than people living in single family homes, especially the large homes prevalent in Lexington. How do you think Lexington can best promote housing justice (including a more affordable and diverse housing stock) and environmental sustainability at the same time?
Please select a candidate’s name to see their answers to these questions. In the file that comes up, you can select the candidate’s name to visit their website.
Dawn McKenna
Joe Pato
Patrick Mehr
Vineeta Kumar
School Committee
Three candidates are running for two 3-year terms on the School Committee, and one candidate is running for a 2-year term. They are listed below (in alphabetical order). LexPride asked the candidates two questions:
A core LPS value is "We all belong." To what extent do you support LPS's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and programs to advance that value? How (if at all) would you change LPS's DEI policies and programs?
What student populations do you believe are least likely to feel like they belong? What do you believe LPS can do to address this issue?
People who oppose LPS's "Serious Talks" curriculum most often cite sexual orientation and gender identity as the source of their concerns. Given the sensitivity of this topic, at what age (or grade level) do you believe it is appropriate for schools to acknowledge the existence of heterosexual and cisgender people? That is, at what age (or grade level) is it acceptable for lessons, books, images, stories, conversations, etc. to include representations of people with opposite sex partners or people whose gender identity matches their sex assigned at birth?
Please select a candidate’s name to see their answers to these questions. In the file that comes up, you can select the candidate’s name to visit their website.
Candidates for two 3-year terms:
Eileen Jay
Lana Panasyuk
Larry Freeman
Candidate for one 2-year term:
Sarah Carter
Planning Board
Two candidates are running for one position on the Planning Board. They are listed below (in alphabetical order). LexPride asked the candidates two questions.
In what ways do you believe that Lexington zoning promotes or detracts from housing justice? What zoning changes (if any) would you suggest to advance housing justice?
On average, people living in multi-family units consume less energy and produce less waste than people living in single family homes, especially the large homes prevalent in Lexington. What zoning changes (if any) do you think would advance environmental sustainability along with housing justice?
Why should people who care about social justice vote for you?
Please select a candidate’s name to see their answers to these questions. In the file that comes up, you can select the candidate’s name to visit their website.