At Arlington Representative Town Meeting, elected members and any officials granted voting rights decide town business.
Body Overview
- Government Level: Municipal
- Jurisdiction: Town of Arlington
- Status: Current
- Authorized Seats: 252
- Current Vacancies: 1
Current Members
| Seat | Member | Selection | Service | Party | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct 1 | Cale Pennington | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 1 | Charles K. Hartshorne | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 1 | Chris Porter | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 1 | Greg Dennis | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 1 | Jeffrey Kegan Sullivan | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 1 | Julie Rioux | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 1 | Linnaea Adams | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 1 | Peter Young | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 1 | Rebecca Persson | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 1 | Samia Hesni | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 1 | Stephen Revilak | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 1 | Vincent Baudoin | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 2 | Aimee Lim-Miller | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 2 | Annie Clarke-Lauer | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 2 | Brendan M. Sullivan | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 2 | Jennifer Roderick | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 2 | J.P. Lewicke | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 2 | Maxwell Palmer | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 2 | Pete Gast | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 2 | Peter Fiore | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 2 | Rajeev Pinoo Soneja | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 2 | Rob Rossi | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 2 | Samit Chhabra | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 2 | William J. Logan | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 3 | Adam J. B. Lane | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 3 | Alex Hoffinger | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 3 | Amos W. Meeks | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 3 | Eben Kimball Miller | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 3 | Jagat Adhiya | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 3 | Jennifer Rae Litowski | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 3 | Nandana M. Mewada | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 3 | Remy Macaluso | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 3 | Robert P. Marlin | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 3 | Scott Mullen | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 3 | Stacie Smith | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 3 | Susan Stamps | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 4 | Abigail Reches | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 4 | Alham Saadat | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 4 | Allison Griggs | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 4 | Angelique Bradford | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 4 | Arthur Prokosch | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 4 | Cyndi Grossman | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 4 | Dori Mazor | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 4 | Ethan Zimmer | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 4 | Ezra Fischer | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 4 | James A. Fleming | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 4 | Judith Garber | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 4 | Michele Phelan | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 5 | Adam Edward Badik | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 5 | Andrew S. Greenspon | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 5 | Benjamin Isaac Rudick | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 5 | Brian McMurray | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 5 | Brian S. Beck | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 5 | Catherine Farrell | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 5 | Colin Bunnell | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 5 | Jo Anne Preston | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 5 | Keith G. Schnebly III | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 5 | Kirk Israel | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 5 | Patrick M. Hanlon | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 5 | Philip Cook | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 6 | Andrew Fischer | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 6 | Anna J. Henkin | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 6 | Aram Hollman | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 6 | Austin Brown | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 6 | Charles E. Blandy | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 6 | Daniel Jalkut | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 6 | Ed Blundell | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 6 | Jim Ballin | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 6 | Josh Solomon | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 6 | Lesley Waxman | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 6 | Lisa Mary Reynolds | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 6 | Pi Fisher | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 7 | Betty Stone | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 7 | Bob Lowe | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 7 | Claire Odom | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 7 | Crystal Haynes Copithorne | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 7 | Jane Biondi | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 7 | Larry Slotnick | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 7 | Marc E. Lefebvre | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 7 | Ratnakar Vellanki | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 7 | Rebecca Younkin | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 7 | Rhan Kim | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 7 | Roderick John Holland Jr. | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 7 | Sue Donnelly | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 8 | Caitlin Elizabeth Monaghan | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 8 | Carol L. Band | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 8 | David Bean | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 8 | Elizabeth May Pyle | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 8 | Gabe Knoll | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 8 | Irwin S. Grossman | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 8 | Janice M. Pagliasotti | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 8 | Josh Lobel | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 8 | Katherine McKinley Conn | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 8 | Laura Wiener | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 8 | Mary Ellen Aronow | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 8 | Sharon Grossman | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 9 | Alex Bagnall | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 9 | Ashish Kumar Mitra | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 9 | Beth Melofchik | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 9 | Betsy Carlton-Gysan | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 9 | Jennifer Lyn Mansfield | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 9 | Linda Hanson | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 9 | Michael Ruderman | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 9 | Mona Mandal | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 9 | Paul M. Selker | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 9 | Paul Schlichtman | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 9 | Rebecca Brenneis | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 9 | Rieko Tanaka | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 10 | Beth Elliott | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 10 | Charles T. Foskett | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 10 | Christian Klein | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 10 | David Brecht | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 10 | Elizabeth Dray | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 10 | Eugene Benson | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 10 | Jen Eberle | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 10 | Julie Keating | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 10 | Liz Reisberg | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 10 | Rebecca Gruber | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 10 | Sanjay Newton | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 10 | Shaun Berry | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 11 | Chuck Carney | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 11 | Edward Miracco | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 11 | Fusun Yaman-Sirin | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 11 | Gary Goldsmith | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 11 | Ian Goodsell | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 11 | Jennifer Cutraro | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 11 | Junko Nagano | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 11 | Kristin L. Anderson | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 11 | Matthew Dean Miller | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 11 | Metin Kilic | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 11 | Valerie Geary | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 11 | Vacant | — | — | — | — |
| Precinct 12 | Elena Bartholomew | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 12 | Eric D. Helmuth | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 12 | Gordon A. Jamieson Jr. | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 12 | James E. DiTullio | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 12 | Jeffrey D. Thielman | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 12 | Jess Ahearn Luma | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 12 | Juli Brazile | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 12 | Larry Dieringer | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 12 | Lisa A. Bielefeld | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 12 | Melleta Marx | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 12 | Robin Bergman | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 12 | Sam Polk | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 13 | Annie LaCourt | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 13 | Barbara Atkins | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 13 | Christina Chalapatas | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 13 | Eileen Cahill | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 13 | Joseph Kerble | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 13 | Kirsi C. Allison-Ampe | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 13 | Lee Madison Poage | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 13 | Marina Popova | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 13 | Michelle M. Orfanos | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 13 | Nancy A. Mara | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 13 | Paul Bayer | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 13 | Zachary Grunko | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 14 | Alan H. Jones | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 14 | Amy R. Goldstein | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 14 | Brendan Francis O’Day | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 14 | Christopher Moore | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 14 | Diane M. Mahon | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 14 | Elisabeth Carr-Jones | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 14 | Erik Holum | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 14 | Guillermo S. Hamlin | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 14 | Michael W. Stern | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 14 | Paula Gutierrez-Martinez | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 14 | Paul M. Schimek | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 14 | Wynelle Evans | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 15 | Carl A. Wagner | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 15 | Christine C. Carney | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 15 | Colleen Kirby | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 15 | Elizabeth Courtenay Wilson | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 15 | Faton Limani | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 15 | Frank J. Ciano | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 15 | Josephine Babiarz | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 15 | Linda Cundiff | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 15 | Mary Ellen Bilafer | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 15 | Michele N. Desmond | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 15 | Tony J. Dellovo | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 15 | Topher Heigham | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 16 | Adam Auster | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 16 | Andrew Brody | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 16 | Audrey Meredith Robert-Ramirez | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 16 | Brooks Harrelson | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 16 | Gina M. Carme | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 16 | Grant Cook | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 16 | Joseph Solomon | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 16 | Kevin Koch | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 16 | Lauren Boyle | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 16 | Marvin Lewiton | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 16 | Rebecca Peterson | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 16 | Sara M. Alfaro-Franco | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 17 | Allan Tosti | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 17 | Amy Antczak | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 17 | Amy L. Slutzky | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 17 | Angela M. Olszewski | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 17 | Ann LeRoyer | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 17 | Brandon Tower | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 17 | Diane Fabiano | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 17 | Hila Bernstein | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 17 | Joshua W. Arnold | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 17 | Michael Jacoby Brown | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 17 | Wendy Richter | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 17 | Xavid Pretzer | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 18 | Barry Jaspan | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 18 | Brian White | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 18 | Carolyn Parsons | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 18 | Charles Reese Wescott | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 18 | David Levy | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 18 | Jamie Fisher | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 18 | John V. Hurd | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 18 | Jon Gersh | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 18 | Melina Amy Ileif-Ala | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 18 | Nancy Lehrman Bloom | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 18 | Shirley M. Canniff | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 18 | Steven Moore | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 19 | Betsy Singer | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 19 | Christine Deshler | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 19 | Edward Trembly | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 19 | Elaine M. Crowder | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 19 | John P. Griffin | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 19 | June Rutkowski | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 19 | Kevin Curran | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 19 | Maria Dubyaga | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 19 | Matthew Stephen Owen | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 19 | Melanie C. Brown | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 19 | Michelle M. Durocher | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 19 | Sarah Barton | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 20 | Cheryl Vossmer | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 20 | Dean E. Carman | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 20 | Janet M. Mahoney | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 20 | Kristin Pennarun | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 20 | Martin Heermance | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 20 | Maureen Gormley | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 20 | Nora Mann | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 20 | Robert Tosi Jr. | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 20 | Sarah Margolis Sanford | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 20 | Sarah McKinnon | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 20 | Sophie Shen | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 20 | Suzanne Chiarito | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 21 | Anne Ehlert | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 21 | Beth Benedikt | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 21 | Carmine Granucci | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 21 | David E. White | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 21 | Jason W. Martin | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 21 | Jill Kristin Krajewski | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 21 | Joanne Cullinane | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 21 | Laurel Kayne | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 21 | Lori Leahy | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 21 | Nicholas Gallo | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 21 | Susan Doctrow | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
| Precinct 21 | Tonya Bourassa | Elected | Not Verified | Not Verified | — |
Presiding Officers
- Town Moderator: Greg Christiana — Elected; Service: April 5th, 2025 — Present; Party: Not Verified; Presiding Officer; Presides over Town Meeting; reviewed sources do not establish an additional voting seat.
Official Resources
- Town of Arlington — Town Governance
- Town of Arlington — 2026 Town Meeting
- Town of Arlington — About Town Meeting
- Massachusetts General Laws chapter 43A — representative Town Meeting government
- Town of Arlington active Town Meeting member table
Sources and Verification
Last Verified: August 27, 2026
- Town of Arlington — Town Governance — Official Municipal Governance Page (Checked August 25, 2026)
- Town of Arlington — 2026 Town Meeting — Current Official Body Page (Checked August 25, 2026)
- Town of Arlington — About Town Meeting — Official Municipal Authority Page (Checked August 25, 2026)
- Massachusetts General Laws chapter 43A — representative Town Meeting government — General Law (Checked August 25, 2026)
- Town of Arlington active Town Meeting member table — Current Official Roster (Checked August 25, 2026)
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