The Davis Square Community

Hi.  My name is David W.S. Lieberman, I am a candidate to be the next Alderman from Somerville Ward 6.

My experience working with students as a City Year AmeriCorps member, prosecuting corruption, fraud, and environmental crimes with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office, and advocating for clients as a private attorney, has helped give me a set of skills that will make me a strong advocate for our community.

I fell in love with Somerville in 2003, when I moved here to attend Tufts University. After we graduated from law school, my wife, Jessica, and I decided to purchase a home on Powder House Terrace and start our lives here because it is a wonderful, growing, vibrant place to live, work and raise a family.

I am excited about Somerville’s future, but I believe it needs strong leadership to ensure that as it grows and develops, it maintains its essential character and remains a place that both its long-time citizens and newer residents can call home.

Some of the issues I am most passionate about include pursuing a housing policy that will help assure our residents - both owners and renters - that they can afford to raise their families in Somerville for the long term; making local government more responsive to the needs of our residents and businesses; and making sure that all those who do business in and benefit from our City pay their fair share.

If you are interested in learning a bit more about me, you can visit my campaign webite, my facebook page, follow me on twitter, e-mail me at [email protected] or call or text me at 617-863-0311.  I posted my full bio from my website below.  I will be out knocking doors and meeting people all summer, so I hope to run across you .  In addition, I've been thinking about doing a meet-up in Davis Square some time this summer to get a chance to meet more people, hear what they think about our community and give them another chance to size me up in person.  Is that something that some of you might be interested in attending?

I have been following DSLJ for some time and I was excited that Ron Newman suggested that I introduce myself here.  I'd love to hear what you all think about the future of Davis Square, Somerville, Johnny D's, 240 Elm Street, etc, and I look forward to answering any questions you have about me