Here's Your List of Candidates for the 2026 Burlington Election

Candidates have begun taking out their nomination papers from the Town Clerk's office ahead of the 2026 local election in Burlington, MA. Papers became available on January 2, and candidates had until February 18 to pick theirs up and February 20 to drop them off with the requisite number of signatures (50 for town-wide seats and 10 from precinct members for Town Meeting seats).

Both candidates and voters have an opportunity this spring to determine who represents Burlington residents at the local level, making decisions about policy, local bylaws, and how money is spent in town.

Here is the current list of candidates who have taken out nomination papers, updated February 20, 2026, after the deadline to return nomination papers had passed.

Town Clerk (1 seat, 5 years), currently held by Jennifer Priest

• Jennifer Priest

Town Moderator (1 seat, 1 year), currently held by William Beyer

• William Beyer

Select Board (1 seat, 3 years), currently held by James Tigges

• James Tigges

Assessors (1 seat, 3 years), currently held by Kevin Sheehan

• Kevin Sheehan

School Committee (2 seats, 3 years), currently held by Katherine Bond and Jeremy Brooks

• Katherine Bond
• Jeremy Brooks
• Hillary Kleck
• Aaron Reeves

Library Trustees (2 seats, 3 years), currently held by Jesse Angeley and Phillip Gallagher

• Jesse Angeley
• Hiral Gandhi

Planning Board (1 seat, 5 years), currently held by Joseph Impemba

• Joseph Impemba
• Jack Kelly

Board of Health (1 seat, 3 years), currently held by Maribeth Welch

• Orysia Hanushevsky

Housing Authority (1 seat, 5 years), currently held by Brian Curtin

• Brian Curtin

Recreation Commission (1 seat, 3 years), currently held by Lindsay Carlson

• Lindsay Carlson

Shawsheen Tech School Committee (1 seat, 3 years), currently held by Kent Moffatt

• Kent Moffatt

Town Meeting (6 seats per precinct, 3 years, plus a couple of extras)

Precinct 1

• Christopher Campbell (I)
• Lorie Glantz (I)
• Nolan Glantz (I)
• Bruce Morey (I)
• Shayan Bhattacherya
• Anthony McShea

Precinct 1 (ONE 2-year)

• Vance Huntoon
• Craig MacElhiney

Precinct 2

• Catherine Beyer (I)
• Raymond Blenkhorn (I)
• Kevin Coluci (I)
• Christine Scola (I)
• Michael Madison
• [open seat]

Precinct 2 (ONE 1-year)

• [open seat]

Precinct 3

• Jeffrey Dibona (I)
• Monte Pearson (I)
• Daniel Raske (I)
• Roger Riggs (I)
• Robert Young (I)
• Nicole Cella
• AJ Ferrigno
• Mary Jean Lucas

Precinct 4

• Karen Cooper (I)
• William Lisano (I)
• Michael Proulx (I)
• Kevin Spielberger (I)
• Schiffon Wong (I)
• Kerrie Callahan
• Laurie Glasser

Precinct 5

• Bonnie Nichols (I)
• Michele Prendergast (I)
• Alex Rutfield (I)
• David Tait (I)
• Richard Wing (I)
• Sarah Wolinski (I)
• Jason Toppan

Precinct 6

• Ryan Clement (I)
• John Iler (I)
• Blaise Leeber III (I)
• Rose Manni (I)
• Edward Parsons (I)
• Adrianne Simeone

Precinct 6 (ONE 2-year seat)

• Erika Maguire (current appointee)
• William Trelegan

Precinct 7

• Joseph Busa (I)
• Betsey Hughes (I)
• Jack Kelly (I)
• Jonathan Sachs (I)
• Mark Smukler (I)
• David Webb (I)

Precinct 7 (ONE 1-year seat)

• Neal Lespasio
• Jami Weber

Precinct 7 (ONE 2-year seat)

• [open seat]

For more information on why to run, how to run, and why it's important to start campaigning early, watch December's episode of Burlington At Work. And, keep up-to-date by following Burlington Buzz and BCAT throughout election season for updates on how the ballot is shaping up, as well as interviews and profiles on candidates for each office.

Burlington's local election is April 11, 2026. There are early in-person and mail-in voting options available, and polls will be open from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. We'll post more information here as the ballot is finalized.