Vivian Nguyen announces candidacy for Ward 5 City Council

My name is Vivian Nguyen, and I am announcing my candidacy for Ward 5 City Council. I am the daughter of immigrants, the first in my family to attend college, and a lifelong Everett resident, having grown up on Cross Street before moving to my current home on Linden Street. My commitment to public service spans over a decade, through volunteering at food pantries, supporting senior programs, mentoring youth, and serving on community boards. From 2022 to 2023, I was honored to serve as your Ward 5 City Councilor, and I responded to your calls for change with decisive action.

When you elected me in 2021, I ran on a platform of community investment, affordable housing, and accessibility. In my term, I delivered on those priorities: I worked to expand neighborhood safety with new signs, speed bumps, and crosswalk improvements; advanced paid family and medical leave for city employees; and improved access to city services for our residents. I’m proud of the fresh leadership and ideas I brought to Everett, including a microtransit solution that began as a way to ease traffic and parking and has now become a pilot shuttle service serving seniors and residents with disabilities.

I worked tirelessly as your Councilor. If it mattered to you, it mattered to me. I never stopped at the first roadblock—when I heard ‘no,’ I looked for another way forward. While we made significant progress, true change requires sustained effort. After my term ended, I continued to follow up on outstanding resident concerns, such as parking, speeding, and rats. However, those priorities stalled without a dedicated representative to champion them.

I am running for Ward 5 City Council to continue the work we started and to bring proven solutions to Everett. Over the last two years, I got the opportunity to help local governments of all shapes and sizes tackle the same challenges we face here in Everett. I experienced firsthand the solutions that deliver real results, and I am excited to bring those insights back home in Everett. The projects I contributed to improve the quality of life for more than 440,000 people nationwide, and in 2023 I was named one of the Top 100 Local Government Leaders.

I am running to finish the work we started, ensure progress continues, and keep building an Everett where services are reliable, our neighborhoods are clean, and our streets are safer.

I hope to earn your vote for Ward 5 City Councilor, on or before November 4. For questions and concerns, you can easily reach me by phone at (617) 410-8901 or via email at vi****************@***il.com. For more information, to support the campaign, or to view my platform, please visit my website at viviannguyen.us or follow my social media accounts (Facebook and Instagram) at @n5uyen.