Who Might Run In Worcester's 2023 Election? See The List

WORCESTER, MA — Worcester's 2023 city council and school committee elections are underway after the nomination period opened in early April.

During the nomination period, which lasts until May 30, candidates will pull papers to run for office and then head out into the community to collect signatures from registered voters. It's possible some residents will pull papers and never return them, which means this list will likely change after the deadline.

Here's the list of people who have pulled papers as of May 3. Candidates with an (i) are incumbents.

At-large City Council

• Khrystian King (i)
• Donna Colorio (i)
• Johanna Hampton-Dance
• Maydee Morales
• Bill Coleman
• Kate Toomey (i)
• Domenica Perrone
• Joseph Petty (i)
• Jonathan Rodriguez
• Thu Nguyen (i)
• Luis Bonilla
• Morris A. Bergman (i)
• Guillermo Creamer

District 1 City Council

• Jenny Pacillo
• Joseph Rubino
• Robert Diaz
• Larry Shetler
• David Peterson
• Nicholas Black*

District 2 City Council

• Candy Mero-Carlson (i)
• Robert Bilotta

District 3 City Council

• George Russell (i)
• Feanna Jattan-Singh

District 4 City Council

• Theodore Kostas
• Maureen Schwab
• Maria Montano
• Katia Norford
• Luis Ojeda
• James Isaac McBride

District 5 City Council

• Etel Haxhiaj (i)
• Edson Montero
• Jose Rivera*

At-large School Committee

• Tracy O'Connell Novick (i)
• Laura Clancey (i)
• Susan Mailman (i)
• Maureen Binienda
• Gabriel Rodriguez

School Committee District A

• Molly McCullough (i)

School Committee District B

• Vanessa Alvarez
• Collin Reuter

School Committee District C

• Dianna Biancheria
• Jermoh Kamara (i)

School Committee District D

• Alex Guardiola

School Committee District E

• John Patrick Reed
• Nelly Medina

School Committee District F

• Jermaine Johnson (i)

*Rivera and Black have pulled papers for both at-large and district council seats. At the filing deadline on May 30, they will only be allowed to submit signatures for one seat.