MassVoter.com← Chelsea City CouncilChelsea City Council · 2026–2027 Council · Special meeting
January 5, 2026
3 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Roberto Jimenez-Rivera, Leo Robinson, Kelly Garcia, Todd Taylor, Deron Hines, Norieliz DeJesus, Lisa Santagate, Giovanni Recupero, Manuel Teshe, Calvin Brown
Absent: Tanairi Garcia
Every vote, in order
Election of officers
Elect the Council President for 2026 (Roberto Jimenez-Rivera)
Election of the President of the City Council for 2026 (roll call).
Yes: Brown, DeJesus, Hines, Jimenez-Rivera, Kelly Garcia, Recupero, Robinson, Santagate, Taylor, TesheA roll call naming each councilor’s vote for the only nominee, so MassVoter shows a vote “for” Roberto Jimenez-Rivera as Yes. Councilor T. Garcia was absent.
From the minutes
“On Roll Call, voting for Councilor Jimenez-Rivera were: Councilors Brown, DeJesus, K. Garcia, Hines, Recupero, Jimenez-Rivera, Robinson, Santagate, Taylor and Teshe. Absent was Councilor T. Garcia. With 10 votes in favor and 1 absent, Councilor Jimenez-Rivera was elected President of the City Council for 2026.”
Elect the Council Vice President for 2026 (Norieliz DeJesus)
Election of the Vice President of the City Council for 2026 (roll call).
Yes: Brown, DeJesus, Hines, Jimenez-Rivera, Kelly Garcia, Recupero, Robinson, Santagate, Taylor, TesheA roll call naming each councilor’s vote for the only nominee, so MassVoter shows a vote “for” Norieliz DeJesus as Yes. Councilor T. Garcia was absent.
From the minutes
“On Roll Call, voting for Councilor DeJesus were: Councilors Brown, DeJesus, K. Garcia, Hines, Recupero, Jimenez-Rivera, Robinson, Santagate, Taylor and Teshe. Absent was Councilor T. Garcia. With 10 votes in favor and 1 absent, Councilor DeJesus was elected Vice-President of the City Council for 2026.”
Elect the Council’s Delegate to the School Committee for 2026 (Kelly Garcia)
Election of the Delegate to the School Committee of the City Council for 2026 (roll call).
Yes: Brown, DeJesus, Hines, Jimenez-Rivera, Recupero, Robinson, Santagate, Taylor, TesheAbstained: Kelly GarciaA roll call naming each councilor’s vote for the only nominee, so MassVoter shows a vote “for” Kelly Garcia as Yes and Kelly Garcia’s own “present” vote as Present. Councilor T. Garcia was absent.
From the minutes
“On Roll Call, voting for Councilor K. Garcia were: Councilors Brown, DeJesus, Hines, Recupero, Jimenez-Rivera, Robinson, Santagate, Taylor and Teshe. Councilor K. Garcia voted Present. Absent was Councilor T. Garcia. With 9 votes in favor, 1 present and 1 absent, Councilor K. Garcia was elected Delegate to the Chelsea School Committee for 2026.”
From the Chelsea City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s City Council agendas and minutes page (2021 on) and its City Council archive (2015 to 2020). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Chelsea (chelseama.gov), from the official photos on the City Council page. Former councilors show initials.
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