Jan Devereux

Jan Devereux is currently serving her 1st term as a city councilor, and maintains an annotated summary of upcoming council meeting agendas on her website. She is a graduate of Princeton and Columbia.

She has lived in Cambridge since 1993, and co-founded the Fresh Pond Residents Alliance in 2014. She is also on the board of the Princeton Association of New England.

Previous to being elected to the council, she worked in communications and public relations, most recently at Community Charter School of Cambridge and Beaver Country Day School.

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About

Incumbent

Yes

Education

BA from Princeton University; MBA from Columbia University

Address

Owns at 255 Lakeview Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138
Valued at approx. $1,141,400
Last sold July 21, 1995 for $285,000
inflation adjusted approx. $461,268

Age

60 years
Born in 1959

Voter Registration

March 12, 1996

Endorsements

• Cambridge Residents Alliance
• Local 26

Interviews

Questionnaires

Quotes

The crisis we face today is not merely a supply problem. Let’s eschew absolutist labels such as NIMBY and YIMBY that tend to drive us further apart.

But for now it’s all ‘go, go, go’ and Cambridge is struggling to figure out what the community mitigation should be.

To have someone thank you for sending them an email to me is the highest compliment.

Press

• Nicholas Sundberg. Jan Devereux (Profile).
  The Harvard Crimson Nov. 1, 2017. Excerpt

• Amira Valliani. Episode 3: Who are the incumbents?.
  Backyard Cambridge (Podcast) Oct. 24, 2017.

• Reena Karasin. City Council Candidate Profiles, Group 2 of 5.
  Scout Cambridge Oct. 5, 2017. Excerpt

• Amy Saltzman. Why a record number of Cambridge women are running for City Council.
  Wicked Local Cambridge Oct. 3, 2017. Excerpt

• Marc Levy. Climate rally calls for all renewable energy, steps against ‘anti-science’ of White House.
  Cambridge Day April 25, 2017. Excerpt

• Nicholas Sundberg. Cambridge City Manager Unveils $600 Million Budget Proposal.
  The Harvard Crimson April 25, 2017. Excerpt

• Joanna Duffy. ‘Safe Streets Now:’ Cambridge City Council endorses safety measures following fatal bike crash.
  Wicked Local Cambridge Oct. 9, 2016. Excerpt

• Natalie Handy. How many marijuana dispensaries does Cambridge need?.
  Wicked Local Cambridge Aug. 3, 2016. Excerpt

• Natalie Handy. Cambridge City Council names Denise Simmons mayor.
  Wicked Local Cambridge Jan. 6, 2016. Excerpt

Authored:

• Jan Devereux. Addressing affordable housing challenge, Cambridge is stronger working together.
  Cambridge Day Aug. 23, 2017. Excerpt

Campaign Finance

Campaign Donations

What campaign donations this candidate (or campaign) has given, from the Office of Campaign and Political Finance and the FEC .

Total donations (less access fees): $601

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