Today the City of Lowell inaugurated a new Mayor, a new City Council and a new School Committee. I want to extend my sincere congratulations to Mayor Sokhary Chau who will now lead the most diverse City Council and the most diverse School Committee in the history of the City of Lowell. Mayor Chau was elected unanimously by the Lowell City Council and is now the first ever Mayor of Cambodian descent in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
For the first time the Lowell City Council has been expanded from nine to eleven members and will be comprised of three at-large councilors and eight district councilors. I also want to congratulate City Councilors John Drinkwater, Erik Gitschier, Wayne Jenness, John Leahy, Rita Mercier, Verna Nuon, Corey Robinson, Daniel Rourke, Kimberly Scott, and Paul Ratha Yem on their inauguration to the 2022-2023 Lowell City Council.
The Lowell School Committee will be made up of two at-large members and four district members. I would like to congratulate Eileen DelRossi, Andre P. Descoteaux, Jackie Doherty, Dominik H. Lay, and Connie A. Martin and Stacey Thompson on their inauguration to the Lowell School Committee for the 2022-2023 term.
I look forward to working with Mayor Chau, the City Council and the School Committee on issues and initiatives that will impact the City of Lowell in the months and years ahead.
