City Council

• This term's meetings22 since January 2026
• Archiveagenda items and meetings by year, back to 1942
• Committees9 standing & special
• Roster historywho served, and when

Current members

Elected November 2025 for the 2026–27 term

Sumbul SiddiquiMayor5th termsince 2018

Burhan AzeemVice Mayor3rd termsince 2022

Ayah Al-ZubiCouncillor1st termsince 2026

Tim FlahertyCouncillor1st termsince 2026

Marc McGovernCouncillor7th termsince 2014

Patty NolanCouncillor4th termsince 2020

E. Denise SimmonsCouncillor13th termsince 2002

Jivan Sobrinho-WheelerCouncillor3rd term2020–21, since 2024

Cathie ZusyCouncillor2nd termsince 2024

Portraits: City of Cambridge · Kyle Klein Photography · roster from the inaugural minutes and roll calls

Standing committees

Eleven, named and charged by the council's own rules. The Mayor appoints them and their chairs (Rule 26); two seat the whole council.

• Finance Committeecommittee of the whole · all nine members · quorum of five
• Ordinance Committeecommittee of the whole · all nine members · quorum of five

• Civic Unity Committee
• Economic Development & University Relations Committee
• Government Operations, Rules & Claims Committee
• Health & Environment Committee
• Housing Committee
• Human Services & Veterans Committee
• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee
• Public Safety Committee
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee

Other council meetings

On the record, but not standing committees.

• City Clerk Screening Committeean ad hoc screening committee for a council appointment
• City Manager Evaluation Subcommitteean ad hoc subcommittee, not among the standing committees
• Roundtable / Working Meetinga working session of the full council, where no votes are taken
• Special Committee of the Whole on Charter Reviewconcluded 2025: the council's own charter review