State Representative Democrat Maldden alld a Vol. 33, No. 36 den AADD -FREEAdvocate Staff Report I ncumbent state Rep. Paul Donato (D-Malden, Medford) won the three-way Democratic Primary for the 35th Middlesex District seat in the Mass. House of Representatives in Tuesday’s election. With no Republican or any other party-based candidate on the ballot this year, Donato will be reelected to a 13th consecutive term in the Mass. House in the November 5, 2024, General Election. First elected in 2000, Rep. Donato is one of the longest serving state legislators on Beacon Hill, as well as having most years in offi ce at the state level from the cities of Malden and Medford. Leadership with Results! Your Local News & Sports Online. Scan Here! OCAT AT 617-387-2200 ~ Op-Ed ~ Primary election for Mass. House With no Republican challenger in November, longtime Representative poised for reelection to 13th consecutive term of offi ce The 35th Middlesex District includes the following parts of Malden and Medford. In Malden: all of Ward 1; in Ward 3, Precincts 1A, 3; in Ward 7, Precincts 1 and 3A. In Medford: Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3, Precinct 1; Ward 6, Precinct 2A; Ward 7, Precinct 2; and Ward 8, Precinct 1. For the third straight election State Rep. Paul Donato (D-Malden, Medford) won Tuesday’s primary election and – with no Republican challenger in November – is poised for reelection to a 13th consecutive term in eight weeks. it was a battle between Donato, a Medford resident and Malden resident Nichole Mossalam for the 35th District seat. Both of those previous election day results in 2022 and 2020 were competitive, particularly two years ago, when Donato was declared the winner by a razor-thin ELECTION | SEE PAGE 9 MOA & BRC's International Overdose Awareness Day Vigil Zoning change would provide much-needed affordable housing opportunities for residents A zoning amendment up for consideration at the September 10 Malden City Council meeting promises to create new momentum behind the City of Malden’s eff ort to deliver more opportunities for residents of all incomes to own and rent affordable, quality homes here. The amendment proposed by Ward 8 Councillor Jadeane Sica received a unanimous vote of support from the Malden Planning Board on July 24 and seeks to enable the permitting and construction of approximately 85 affordable condominiums, 99 mixed-income apartments for individuals who are 55 or older and 200 mixed-income rental units at Overlook Ridge, the former Rowe’s Quarry site on the Malden-Revere border. Importantly, residents of Malden would be given preference as owners and renters in all of the new housing options. After seeing its eff orts to spur housing production short-circuited by the pandemic and the diffi cult economic climate that followed, Mayor Gary Christenson and his staff have worked collaboratively with staff at WinnDevelopment as a smart way to jumpstart the community’s three-year-old strategy for new housing development. In 2021, city leaders adopted an inclusionary zoning ordinance requiring developments of at least eight new residential units to make 15% of new units aff ordable – containing a local preference. This proposal and the supportive ordinance change would go well beyond the minimum requirement and be the most ambitious eff ort to address aff ordable housing to date. WinnDevelopment, a Boston-based fi rm in mixed-income communities, would lead the development eff ort on the residential project, while one parcel in Malden would remain for a future development focused on hotel, offi ce or retail uses by HOUSING | SEE PAGE 9 Published Every Friday www.advocatenews.net Donato wins three-way Democratic (Pol. Adv.) CTE E Friday, September 6, 2024 Donato Vote Nov. 5 REMEMBERING TOGETHER: Everyone gathered under the bridge at City Hall following the solemn Vigil at Malden High School on Saturday night, August 31. See story and photo highlights beginning on page 12. (Courtesy photo) THANK YOU!
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