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

• Contact information questions

  • Andrew Pham

  • 📱:

  • 📧: phamforquincu@gmail.com

  • 🌐: www.phamforquincy.com

• What is your political party?

  • Unenrolled / Independent

• What race are you running for?

  • Councilor At Large

• Why are you running for office?

  •  I’m bringing the under-30 perspective to Quincy politics. Right now, no one is advocating for the next generation. At a time of record layoffs, rising tariffs, economic uncertainty, and distrust in government, Quincy leadership chose the worst possible moment to pat themselves on the back with pay raises. And just this year, when a Quincy official was arrested by the FBI after stealing from our city for more than a decade, it shook me to my core.

    I’ve spent the last ten years building a career in accounting, with integrity at the center of everything I do. My foundation began at Dunkin’s global headquarters, focusing on internal controls and stopping fraud, waste, and abuse. From there, I served at PwC auditing companies like Granite Telecommunications and Ahold Delhaize. I went on to serve as a federal agent of the U.S. Treasury. Today, I am a Certified Public Accountant, proud to have earned my credentials through hard work and trustworthiness.

    I am not a career politician. I have built my career outside of City Hall, serving Quincy’s restaurants, mechanic shops, and dance studios. I have seen their books and records firsthand. I know how hard these small business owners work to keep Quincy moving, and I know how badly our city needs leadership that values accountability, fiscal discipline, and integrity above politics.

• 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?

• If elected, would you go out into the community to hold town-hall-type meetings at least once every quarter? (yes / no)

  • Yes

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

  • Yes

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

  • Yes

• If elected, will you sponsor or co-sponsor an ordinance to create a regular opportunity for public comment before council meetings? (yes / no)

  • Yes

• If elected, would you work to repeal the mayor's 79% raise? (yes / no)

  • Yes

• If elected, would you work to repeal the council's 50% raise? (yes / no)

  • Yes

• If elected, would you work to repeal the annual raises for the mayor and councilors that the council voted through -- without public comment -- this spring? (yes / no)

  • Yes

• If elected, would you work to establish a fair system for councilor and mayoral raises going forward, seeking input from residents and using data from similar government types in Massachusetts? (yes / no)

  • Yes

• If elected, would you take classes from the Massachusetts Municipal Association on good governance and open meeting/public records laws? (yes / no)

  • Yes

• Are you active in any community groups? If so, which ones and why?

  • Yes — Quincy Asian Resources Inc., as their mental health advocate.

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