Final Election Results: Leland is Re-Elected in Historic Win
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- Created on Tuesday, 29 November 2011 20:06
Leland Cheung won re-election to a second term and made history as the only incumbent to finish first after finishing in ninth place the past election. According to the final election results, Leland topped the ballet with 2,017 number one votes, almost triple his 2009 results, and more than 400 over the next closest candidate. This was also an historic number of votes as Leland received more number one votes than any candidate for Cambridge City Council has in the past 8 years. Click 'read more' for more election facts and to see the campaign press release.
Leland Cheung is re-elected to the Cambridge City Council
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- Created on Friday, 11 November 2011 20:23
On Tuesday, November 8th, Leland Cheung was re-elected to the Cambridge City Council as the Number One overall vote getter. This made history as the first time any candidate has gone from last elected one year to the first in just one election. Thank you to everyone who made this possible, from volunteers to supporters across the city. Read more about the election results on the Cambridge Civic Journal and the Cambridge Day.
Leland Endorsed by Cambridge Day
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- Created on Sunday, 06 November 2011 23:57
Proud to be Endorsed by the Cambridge Day!
Leland Cheung has been on the council for only two years but has achieved a tremendous record balancing innovation and constituent service. It is a cliché to look at the youngest member of a body and identify that person as being the best able to guide a city into the future, but Cheung makes it difficult to avoid. Cheung is low-maintenance and high-productivity, and he listens.
Endorsed by Cambridge Chronicle!
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- Created on Thursday, 03 November 2011 19:26
The following candidates have demonstrated that they can be an asset to the city:
Leland Cheung: Cheung has only spent one term on the City Council, but has distinguished himself as a quick learner and a strong proponent of technology and transparency in a city that has had difficulties embracing both concepts.
This comes the same day Leland was endorsed by the Young Democrats of Massachusetts. "Cheung has a strong track record of taking on tough issues, has been a vocal proponent of housing and education and has made improving relationships between the city and its university community a priority" Almquist said.


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