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Stephen McBride (Massachusetts)
Stephen McBride ran for election to the Boston City Council to represent District 3 in Massachusetts. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
McBride completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Stephen McBride was born in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University in 2012. McBride has served as a member with the Jones Hill Civic Association and with SPARK Boston. He was volunteered with the nonprofit organization United Way.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2021)
General election
General election for Boston City Council District 3
Incumbent Frank Baker defeated Stephen McBride in the general election for Boston City Council District 3 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Frank Baker (Nonpartisan) | 62.9 | 8,518 |
 | Stephen McBride (Nonpartisan)  | 36.7 | 4,972 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 13,552 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Frank Baker and Stephen McBride advanced from the primary for Boston City Council District 3.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ashawn Dabney-Small (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
To view McBride's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Stephen McBride completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McBride's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I will fight to ensure that as Boston continues to grow that we do so sustainably. We need to hold developers to task and push so that those who want to continue living in Boston are able to afford to. This means asking them to pay their fair share. I am running to be a City Councilor who places people over profit and to ensure that affordable means affordable for all. My campaign and my time in City Council will center on preserving our existing community while expanding opportunities for everyone, whether you have lived in District 3 for generations or for the last year.
- We have over $400M in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan that needs to be spread across our schools. Additionally, we should begin to see the delayed funds from the Student Opportunity Act that will begin to correct funding disparities that have plagued us for too long. I believe that we can use some of this money to retrofit our schools and bring them into 2021. I will also push for broadband access across the city so that all students can have stable internet access in their homes in an effort to continually find ways to level the playing field.
- As the pandemic highlighted, our response is and was not equitable. Portions of my district had some of the highest COVID-19 positivity rates in the city. As we started to get vaccines out to the public, Dorchester and Roxbury were not at the forefront of our efforts, even as our neighbors continued to get sick. I will push to make sure that any offered resources - be they from the federal government or the city or state - are shared across the city. I will work within my district to ensure that residents are not left behind as we begin to move ahead.
In addition to those priorities, I am committed to the fight against climate change and ensuring that Boston is seen as a national leader. On the local level, I will write, stand behind, and advocate for legislation at a city level to institute a Green New Deal for Boston. Though action at the federal level would provide immediate resources and funding, there is still much we can do here to show that progress is possible.
Elizabeth Warren has tirelessly fought for the greater good. From establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to her continued advocacy for education from universal Pre-K to the current student loan debt crisis, she has been unafraid to prioritize the needs of working families in the face of corporate corruption and pushback.
In addition to the civic engagement opportunities I have taken on, I am passionate about building an inclusive, collaborative, and accountable culture. This will extend to the role I hope to play on the City Council. As a Councilor, I will present solutions that center on the community and what I learn from my constituents first, partnering that with data and a clear analysis of how I plan to deliver results for District 3 and Boston.
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 17, 2021
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