The following is a list of the questions that we are asking city council candidates.

• Contact information questions

  • Tina Cahill

  • 📱: 617-755-5329

  • 📧: TCahillQuincy@gmail.com

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• What is your political party?

  • Unenrolled / Independent

• Why are you running for office?

  • I’m committed to working collaboratively with my colleagues to make informed, educationally and fiscally sound decisions—ensuring that our policies and resources ensure that Quincy remains one of the best school districts in the Commonwealth.

    Representation matters—for all of our students, families, educators, administrators, and the taxpayers of Quincy. If re-elected, I will continue to bring a practical, compassionate, and committed approach to representing all of our constituents.

    We all understand that a first-rate school system is the foundation of a strong, vibrant community. When we invest in our students, as this may sound cliche, we invest in a future that brings immeasurable returns to our city.

• Do you or does anyone in your family work for the City of Quincy in any capacity? (Please consider first cousins and closer relationships only.) (yes / no)

  • No

• Do you or does anyone in your family own or work at a company that does business with the City of Quincy? (yes / no)

  • No

• Having personal ties to the city does not disqualify a candidate for office by any means. But voters may be concerned that if you answered yes to either of the previous two questions, you may not be willing to speak out on their behalf if doing so might jeopardize your or your family members' relationships with the city. What would you say to those voters?

  • declined to answer

• What are the three most pressing issues facing QPS, and how would you tackle them?

  • declined to answer

• Which of the 19 school buildings are you familiar with, and are there any building issues you want to discuss?

  • declined to answer

• If elected, would you go out into the community to hold town-hall-type meetings at least once every year?

  • declined to answer

• If elected, will you create an online newsletter or blog to keep your constituents informed?

  • declined to answer

• If elected, will you take advantage of the city's translation services for your newsletter and town halls?

  • declined to answer

• How should the school committee respond if ICE agents take members of the school community into custody, as happened recently in New York state?

  • Yes

• Do you believe there are only two biological sexes?

• Should trans students be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice?

• Explain what you think QPS's EDI director does, and what, if anything, you will do to support that work.

• How aware are you of increasing behavioral and mental health challenges facing the school community at every level, and what are your proposed solutions?

• If you'd like to add any comments about any of your answers, please do so here.