In the media
Smith: Voting for advocates of affordable housing — Fig City News
I’ll vote for Council candidates who’ve consistently advocated for more affordable housing: At-Large Councilors in Ward 4, Cyrus Dahmubed and Josh Krintzman; in Ward 5, Brittany Charm; and in Ward 6, Sean Roche; and for Ward-Only Councilor representing my own Ward 5, Garry Miller.
Sean Roche Brings Value-Driven Advocacy to Ward 6 Newton City Council Race — The Heights
“I’ve been very active in civic life on transportation and housing issues,” Roche said. “The action on the issues that matter to me happens in the city council. If you want to [make] things happen, that’s the place to be.”
Web of Endorsements Sets Stage for Upcoming Newton Local Elections — The Heights
“We need to have good process and good openness and accountability, and that’s the thing that we risk losing with crony politics—if the councilors and school committee members feel like they owe their positions because they co-campaigned with the mayor,” Roche said.
Interview: Sean Roche, at-large candidate for City Council, Ward 6 — Fig City News
“We have the unique capacity to solve that [housing] problem ourselves. Newton has the building types that the zoning is designed to allow, and if we want something different, we can fix that problem ourselves. We don’t need anybody’s permission.”
Snapshots: Newtonville Village Day — Newton Beacon
Candidates, voters, meet in speed-dating-style League of Women Voters event — Newton Beacon
Cooper: Endorsing Miller, Roche, Dahmubed, Krintzman — Fig City News
As a long-time Newton resident and environmental activist, I am proud to endorse the following candidates running in contested races for Newton City Council: Garry Miller (Ward 5), as well as three At-Large candidates: Sean Roche (Ward 6), Cyrus Dahmubed (Ward 4) and Josh Krintzman (Ward 4).
Laredo City Council endorsement list sets aside old norms in new era of local politics — Newton Beacon
“I have been a longtime critic of his, and I feel strongly that the city councilors should be independent of the mayor, to engage the mayor in thoughtful, civil and informed debate on the issues.,” Roche said.
Roche called out Laredo on the endorsements process, or lack thereof, and said it doesn’t give him confidence in Laredo’s ability to unite the city and school district when big matters like Proposition 2 ½ overrides come up.
Laredo: Endorsements came with ‘careful consideration’ — Newton Beacon
“What does it say that the all-but-certain-to-be mayor releases a full slate of official endorsements, just two days after the campaign season has begun, putting his thumb on the scale before any of the candidates have had a chance to introduce themselves to Newton residents?” Roche asked. “It’s why we need independent voices in city government, to provide checks and balances.”
Sean Roche talks traffic, housing and a run for City Council — Newton Beacon
Roche said he’s running for City Council now because he feels like giving more back to the city he’s raised a family in and called home for a quarter century.
“I like to think that it’s my turn to serve this way,” he said.
