I’m Rachel Maiore, and I’d be honored to have your vote for reelection on November 4th, 2025! It’s been my pleasure to serve my neighbors in Ward 7 on Northampton City Council since 2019, and look I forward to continuing my work as your elected representative.

I’m committed to making local government more accessible and responsive. Whether answering questions, helping you navigate city offices and services, or bringing your ideas and concerns to the table, I’m here to listen and take action.

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your support! I’ve been grateful for the opportunity to serve my community with another term on City Council, and I am seeking reelection this November 2025.

When elected to City Council in fall of 2019, I could never have imagined what my first term would look like. A pandemic and a profound social movement forced us to re-imagine how we meet, how we govern, how we care for each other and what it means to be in a community. During this last 6 years, I have met with so many of you virtually and heard your concerns about safety, housing costs, school funding, the climate emergency, and reinvigorating our villages of Florence and Leeds, and so much more.

Bringing in new voices is one of the reasons I ran for City Council in 2019 and it’s been a priority in all my work on the council. Here are just a few examples of how we worked together this term:

Helped save the Leeds VA Medical Center.
Created policy to protect reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare data.
Launched a reproductive health resource webpage.
Secured Northampton’s spot in the Fossil Fuel-Free Building Pilot Program.
Passed the Opt-in Specialized Net Zero energy code.
Eased zoning with the Two Family By Right law.
Updated lighting ordinance to follow Dark Skies principles.
Improved road and pedestrian safety with resident input.

Throughout this term, in every vote I have taken, every resolution I have sponsored, I have tried to be true to my goal to demystify the workings of municipal government and make it a more accessible to everyone, and to listen to and involve more people in how it works. Whether it’s trying to help resolve a conflict between residents and city government, or ensuring that all the people of Northampton can have access to safe roads and sidewalks, I seek out and listen to all voices. As Chair of the Select Committee on Council Rules, I’ll work hard to make sure we make the most of technology to unmute more voices.

I am honored to continue this work and to do even more to demystify city government and bring the voices of Leeds and Florence to City Hall during this term. Thank you for your continued support!

With gratitude,

Rachel