Committee on Political Education

2025 Municipal Elections

The endorsement process for the November 4, 2025 Municipal Elections is now complete. The candidates below have been endorsed by the members of Revere Teachers Association! Below the list of candidates there is information on how members can help support out endorsed candidates and there campaigns.

Candidate interview transcripts are available to RTA members in our COPE EdCommunities Group on the NEA website. Create an NEA360 account using your personal email and request access to the group for the fullest information and opportunities for discussion in this and future elections. Building Reps also have copies for candidate interviews.

Endorsed Candidates

City Council

Juan Jaramillo

  • Incumbent candidate for Councillor At Large
  • Works in the labor movement for Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 
  • RPS graduate 
  • Former legislative director for a state senator focused on housing, transportation, and education policy.
  • Former Chief of Staff for the Mayor of Lawrence

Joanne McKenna

  • Incumbent candidate for Councillor At Large
  • Retired Revere Public Schools teacher of 33 years (8 years in elementary/junior high; 25 years at Revere High School)
  • Crisis Manager for RTA (1999–2003)
  • Coached basketball, softball, and powderpuff (1984–2004)

Anthony Saverio Cogliandro 

  • Incumbent candidate for Ward 3 City Councilor 
  • Ward 3 City Councillor for over three years 
  • Former substitute teacher at Garfield and Revere High School (1year) and enrichment teacher at the McKinley and Hill School (3years)
  • Several family members are current or retired Revere Public School teachers
  • Over 30 years of experience teaching martial arts 
  • Parent of a daughter in high school

Angela Guarino Sawaya 

  • Incumbent candidate Ward 5 City Councillor
  • Former Librarian (8 years) at the Jackson and Horace Mann School For The Deaf  
  • Mother of SBA principal 

School Committee

John Kingston

  • Incumbent Candidate for At-Large School Committee Member
  • VP Business Development at St Jean’s Credit Union
  • PTO member
  • School Improvement Committee member
  • Son of a Revere Elementary School principal
  • Brother, Daughter, and Partner who teach in RPS
  • Labor union member for 45 years

Katy Schulte Grahame

  • Candidate for Ward 1 School Committee Member
  • Over 15 years as a Teaching Professor at Northeastern University, and current Associate Director of First Year Engineering
  • PTO Treasurer at Beachmont School
  • Formerly involved with Garfield PTO
  • Volunteering in Revere Public Schools since 2016, developing and coordinating a weekly STEAM club at both Beachmont Elementary School and Garfield Middle School
  • Served as Treasurer for the Revere Public Library Board of Trustees

Stephen Damiano Jr.

  • Candidate for Ward 4 School Committee Member 
  • Two sons enrolled in Revere Public Schools
  • Member of the PTA at Abraham Lincoln School
  • Lifelong Revere resident & RPS graduate 

Supporting COPE Candidates

An important job of the COPE after the endorsement process is over is to work with candidates to support there campaigns. This the goal of helping all of our endorced candidates win there elections. This is a key part of the COPE process and is important to ensure that the RTA’s endorsement holds weight. Our endorsed candidates have shown their commitment to our goals durring the endorcemnt procces and now it is our turn to show our commitment to them by helping their campaigns.

RTA members can help in this work by volunteering to help at candidate events like door knocking, sign holding or more. Aditionaly the MTA is supporting this work and is in the process of creating and sending a mailer to all MTA members who live and vote in Revere, highlighting our endorsed candidates. We’re also having signs made—perfect for upcoming sign-holding events!

Below you can find a list of upcoming campaign events hosted by endorsed candidates below. RTA members have been invited to show up and show support. RTA shirts encouraged!

RTA COPE Endorsed Candidate Events Calendar

Check back often — this events list will be updated as new opportunities are added.
Fill out this short Google Form to let us know which event(s) you can join: https://bit.ly/4ooGYlw 
RTA shirts encouraged! 

  • Ongoing– Every Saturday and Sunday , 2025
    •  Juan Pablo Jaramillo — Door Knocking,
      • At 10:00 AM
      • Meet at 70 Lowe Street, Revere
      • Training available at 9:30 AM for first-time volunteers
  • Thursday, October 23, 2025
    • Stephen Damiano Jr. — Sign Holding
      • 4:30–5:30 PM
      • Park Avenue and Dale St.
  • Saturday, October 25, 2025
    • Joanne McKenna — Sign Holding
      •  At 10 AM
      • Beachmont Circle 
  • Sunday, October 26, 2025
    •  Kathryn Schulte-Grahame l— Sign Holding
      •  8:30–9:30 AM
      •  Elliott Circle (by the beach)
  • Saturday, November 1, 2025
    •  Kathryn Schulte-Grahame — Sign Holding
      •  8:30–9:30 AM
      •  Intersection near Immaculate Church / Sonny Myers Park
  • Tuesday, November 4, 2025 (Election Day)
    • All Endorsed Candidates — Visibility & Support
      • After school
      • Locations: any polling locations across the city (Beachmont School, American Legion building on Broadway, Garfield School, High School, Hill School, Jack Satter House, Paul Revere, Point of Pines Yacht Club & SBA.)
  • TBD
    • Angela Guarino-Sawaya — Fundraiser Event
      •  Details to come; check back soon

Questions or to get involved: cope@revereteachers.org