David E. Sullivan--33, lawyer, legal counsel to Massachusetts Secretary of State; three term city councilor backed by the CCA; coorganizer of Alliance of Cambridge Tenants.
Sullivan is the author of the ordinance halting condominium conversion of rent-controlled apartments; a proponent of inclusionary zoning which would link new real estate development to low income housing; strong tenant protections; sponsored 1981 institutional expansion ordinance.
Walter J. Sullivan--62, assistant clerk of Middlesex County courts; served 13 continuous terms on city council, two-time mayor, former state representative 1951-52.
The lifelong Cambridge resident who is an Independent said his goal is "to assure the efficient as well as economic delivery of services to all city residents; was instrumental in drafting five year contract for city manager; says he wants to promote development of the where appropriate.
B. Karen K. Swaim--42, owner of Porter Square frame shop for 13 years; president of North Cambridge Business Association; founder, Friends of Massachusetts Ave.; steering committee of Cambridge Condominium Network.
Swaim, who is one of three Coalition '85 candidates, says she would like the city to adopt "a carefully designed, strictly controlled growth plan" and resolve the hybrid condominium problem;
Michael H. Turk--37, teacher/writer, rent control activist, spokesman for the Harvard Tenants Union and the Cambridge Rent Control Coalition.
A Mid-Cambridge tenant, Turk says there is an overemphasis upon commercial development and a lack of interest in building new affordable housing in the city; he wants to strengthen rent control.
William J. Walsh--40, attorney, Independent challenger, former president of Young Cambridge Democrats, City Democratic Committee, director of WCEA radio station.
Walsh says his first act as a city councilor would be to let anyone who lives in their own home the right to own their residence; says that rent control costs the city at least $1 million each year to implement and between $5-10 million in lost taxes.
Alice K. Wolf--51, first-term CCA city councilor, four term member of school committee, Democratic state committee member.
The West Cambridge resident sponsored the city's first human rights ordinance; spearheaded the effort to make Cambridge a sanctuary for refugees; supports downzoning and workable linkage proposals; wants to expand city revenue sources without raising property taxes.
Alfred E. Vellucci--70, politician, lifelong Cambridge resident; 15-term Independent incumbent; served two terms on school committee; three times mayor; former employee of state tax department; active in the Dante Aligheri Society.
The East Cambridge native says more housing needs to be created in the city before developers purchase all the available land; wants the city to address the housing shortage by raising construction money through bond sales; favors inclusionary zoning.