Born has been a City Councillor for three terms, and is the co-chair of the Cambridge Kids' Council. Her priorities include finding new ways to increase affordable housing, managing development for preservation and locally owned businesses in the city, and making sure every child in Cambridge has access to safe after-school activities and top quality education.

Candidate statement: "I know the value of hard work...I prefer action to talk, plainspeak to prevarication, Bartley's Burger Cottage to the Harvest. In the last six years, I founded a new city fund for the purchase of open space, established the city's first extended school day program, initiated a major tree and flower-planting program.

Erik C. Snowberg, 22

Endorsements: Cambridge Civic Association, Lavender Alliance, Cambridge Progressive Forum, MIT Graduate Student Committee, MIT College Democrats.

Snowberg, an MIT student, plans to bridge the gap between students and local government, increase student and affordable housing, and improve public transportation.

Candidate statement: I am a student at MIT, and am the only candidate who cares about the needs and wants of the student population....By taking electoral power and sending a representative to City Council, students can ensure themselves a place at the