Like many Harvard students, Madeline J. Ranalli â23-â24 decided to take time off from the College this semester. While some of her peers on leave decided to volunteer for political campaigns, the 20-year-old Newton, Mass. native instead launched her own to serve on the local city council.
In her bid for the Ward One Councilor-at-large seat in the Newton City Council, which she launched in December 2020, Ranalli is advancing an agenda that promotes affordable housing, racial justice, climate action, and pandemic relief.
She is facing off against consultant John R. Oliver, 52, in the special municipal election, which will take place March 16.