Author Archives: Parwez Wahid

New Officers Elected & Member Added

Changes To Secretary & Treasurer + Vacancy Filled

At the January 19, 2026 business meeting of the Framingham Democratic Committee it was announced that Larry Stoodt has stepped down from the office of Treasurer.

The FDC elected Lori Bornstein to replace Larry as Treasurer, which then vacated the office of Secretary.  Cynthia Villanueva, the current Outreach Officer, accepted nomination to become the Secretary replacing Lori.  This now leaves a vacancy in the Outreach Officer to be filled in the future.

Also a membership vacancy was filled with the election of Samantha McGarry to the seat previously held by Chris Lorant.

 

 

One Commonwealth

Initiative Launched by Gov. Healey/Lt. Gov. Driscoll

 

One Commonwealth, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor’s 501(c)(4) which provides political and financial support for local housing initiatives.  One Commonwealth is launching three pro-housing digital ads aimed to inform voters about how they can benefit from recent housing legislation passed by the legislature and signed into law by the Governor.  Among these are Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and changes to broker fees.


Accessory Dwelling Units for Aging Loved Ones: 

Increasing Production with the Affordable Homes Act: 

Broker Fees:

Meeting Schedule 2025-26

FDC Business Meetings To Be Held At Loring Arena

The Vice-Chair Rozzy Hooper-Hamersley has issued a schedule of meeting dates for the Framingham Democratic Committee for the next several months.  The FDC business meetings have been scheduled from September 2025 to March 2026 taking place on Monday evenings at 7pm.  These meeting will be held at Loring Arena located at 165 Fountain Street in Framingham.

The next meeting will be on Monday September 29th at 7pm.

Click here to see schedule (PDF).