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Adrienne Klein

She/Her

Currently
Director of Constituent Services - Office of Mayor Siddiqui (on leave)
Election history
1st time running

More about Adrienne Klein

Adrienne has a decade of experience in humanitarian work, ranging from human rights work around the world to advising NYC Health and Hospitals early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Locally, Adrienne has worked with organizations such as Project Bread, Enroot, and the College Success Initiative all the while earning her Masters in Humanitarian Studies from the Fletcher School at Tufts.

Before launching her campaign Adrienne Klein worked in the office of Mayor Siddiqui as the Director of Constituent Services, helping residents benefit from public programs such as the home ownership lottery.

Incumbent
No
Education
  • Master's, The Fletcher School (Tufts)
  • BA, Smith College
Age
36 years, 6 months
Born in 1987
Voting
Reg. June 10, 2021
History
  • 🗳️ 2022 General
  • 🗳️ 2022 General Primary - Democratic
  • 🗳️ 2021 Municipal
  • 🗳️ 2020 General
  • 🗳️ 2018 General Primary
  • 🗳️ 2018 General
  • 🗳️ 2016 Presidental Primary - Democratic
  • 🗳️ 2012 General

Where Adrienne Lives

Address
Owns (purchased via an affordable housing lottery operated by Cambridge) at 7 Beech Street #308
Last sold June 22, 2022 for $315,500
inflation adjusted approx. $326,909

Adrienne on Housing

Proposal Supported?
AHO #3
10% Budget for Housing
NCD Reform

Adrienne on Other Issues

Proposal Supported?
Sa/Su Car-free Mem Drive

Endorsements for Adrienne

Organization Cambridge? Union? View
Run for Something this cycle
Cambridge Bicycle Safety on Sept. 23, 2023
A Better Cambridge on Sept. 15, 2023

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Q&A

Interviews with Adrienne

Cambridge Bike Safety Pledge 2023

They asked candidates to sign a pledge, which starts: "I support rapid implementation of the citywide network of protected bicycle lanes..."

Cambridge Bike Safety Pledge 2023

They asked candidates to sign a pledge, which starts: "I support rapid implementation of the citywide network of protected bicycle lanes..."

ABC Candidate Questionnaire 2023

Housing policy, development, governance questions

ABC Candidate Questionnaire 2023

Housing policy, development, governance questions

Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition

Distribution of funds, non-profits and their position in Cambridge

Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition

Distribution of funds, non-profits and their position in Cambridge

CEOC Questionnaire 2023

"questions about the issues that most impact Cambridge’s low-income populations" (available in several languages)

CEOC Questionnaire 2023

"questions about the issues that most impact Cambridge’s low-income populations" (available in several languages)

Quotes by or about Adrienne

Press

Articles about or by Adrienne

Boston Globe A Cambridge City Council employee decided to run for a seat. Then the city changed its rules.

Klein is not only vying for a spot on the nine-member legislative body against roughly 20 other candidates, but also her boss, Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui. That, Cambridge’s city manager said, creates the potential for a conflict for an employee who is working for a councilor with a specific policy agenda that may differ from the employee’s own as a candidate.

Matt Stout
Boston Globe A Cambridge City Council employee decided to run for a seat. Then the city changed its rules.

Klein is not only vying for a spot on the nine-member legislative body against roughly 20 other candidates, but also her boss, Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui. That, Cambridge’s city manager said, creates the potential for a conflict for an employee who is working for a councilor with a specific policy agenda that may differ from the employee’s own as a candidate.

Matt Stout
Boston Globe Aides to Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui of Cambridge allege toxic workplace behavior

Adrienne Klein, then the mayor’s director of constituent services, felt some trepidation earlier this year as she considered how to tell the mayor she intended to run for City Council herself, meaning she would be competing against her boss in the at-large race.

Klein told the Globe she had watched a number of colleagues leave under strained circumstances, their relationships with Siddiqui seeming to rupture when they sought new jobs. So more than a week before she told the mayor she planned to run, Klein told the city’s human resources department she feared retaliation for entering the at-large election.

Oct. 16, 2023 — Diti Kohli, Emma Platoff
Boston Globe Aides to Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui of Cambridge allege toxic workplace behavior

Adrienne Klein, then the mayor’s director of constituent services, felt some trepidation earlier this year as she considered how to tell the mayor she intended to run for City Council herself, meaning she would be competing against her boss in the at-large race.

Klein told the Globe she had watched a number of colleagues leave under strained circumstances, their relationships with Siddiqui seeming to rupture when they sought new jobs. So more than a week before she told the mayor she planned to run, Klein told the city’s human resources department she feared retaliation for entering the at-large election.

Oct. 16, 2023 — Diti Kohli, Emma Platoff
The Harvard Crimson Adrienne Klein Draws on City Hall Experience in Cambridge Council Bid, Promises ‘Consensus-Building’ Approach

Klein said she is determined to serve the people of Cambridge in any way she can.

“I certainly have loved my job and want to continue to serve the Cambridge community as a city employee,” Klein said. “Being a City Councilor would be a way for me to do that.”

Sept. 28, 2023 — Muskaan Arshad
The Harvard Crimson Adrienne Klein Draws on City Hall Experience in Cambridge Council Bid, Promises ‘Consensus-Building’ Approach

Klein said she is determined to serve the people of Cambridge in any way she can.

“I certainly have loved my job and want to continue to serve the Cambridge community as a city employee,” Klein said. “Being a City Councilor would be a way for me to do that.”

Sept. 28, 2023 — Muskaan Arshad

Campaign finance

How much Adrienne has raised and spent

$1,030
Current balance
$0
Balance at the start of 2023
$10,560
Raised in 2023
$10.00 from self included
$9,530
Spent in 2023