One Councillor Has Missed 20 of the Council’s 48 Roll Calls This Year. Nobody Else Has Missed Ten
Six of 14 meetings, 20 of 48 roll calls, a late arrival and early exit on budget night, and a subcommittee that…
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How Chelsea’s Eleven Councillors Have Actually Voted in 2026. The Record, Councillor by Councillor
All but three roll calls this year were unanimous. Here is who filed what, who was missing, where the three splits fell,…
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Roberto Jimenez-Rivera in 2026: 31 Orders, Zero Dissents, and an Agenda of His Own Under the President’s
Separating the President from the councillor: ADUs, the West Chelsea overlay, the ICE Out petition, the rules rewrite, and a perfect attendance…
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Norieliz DeJesus in 2026: 40 Orders, 37 of Them Money, and No Votes on Housing Nobody Else Cast
The finance chair who votes the money through and saves her dissents for housing policy.
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Giovanni Recupero in 2026: 21 Orders, Seniors, Statues, Oversight, and a Zoning Change Rejected Twice
Seniors, statues, stop signs and a running audit of City Hall. And the only yes votes on his own zoning were his…
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Leo Robinson in 2026: Ten Questions for the Administration and a Consistent No on Deeper Affordability
Forbes, the Soldiers' Home, the quiet zone, Market Basket. And on every split vote, the more cautious side.
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Kelly Garcia in 2026: Three Orders on the Safety Net, One Present Vote, and a 90-Day Clock Running Out
Homelessness, school buses, elderly and disabled tenants. Her orders are the safety net; her votes are with the majority.
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Tanairi Garcia in 2026: The Only Councillor Who Voted for Both More Density and Deeper Affordability
Immigrants, tenants, the elderly, and a yes on three-family homes that only Recupero shared.
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Deron Hines in 2026: Three Small Orders, No Motions, and the Amendment That Decided the Year
Quiet for five months, then the working group's housing table on the floor and a 6 to 5 win.
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Todd Taylor in 2026: One Order Filed, Three Dissents Cast, and the Chair of the City Manager’s Report Card
The councillor most likely to be alone on a roll call, and the one who uses the floor rather than the filing…
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