John M. Drinkwater

Co-filed a request to identify federal funding for energy efficiency and solar projects on Lowell public buildings.

December 20, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to coordinate regular trash removal at active homeless encampments and cleanup of abandoned sites.

February 8, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to pursue available grant funding for better school ventilation in districts with many economically disadvantaged students.

February 1, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to assess a state grant application for climate-resilience projects.

April 13, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to partner with organizations serving medically vulnerable and underserved residents to improve COVID-19 vaccine access.

February 9, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-filed a Lowell City Council resolution supporting Massachusetts clean-energy and greenhouse-gas legislation.

May 26, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to survey protective equipment at essential grocery, retail, and pharmacy businesses and recommend worker-safety steps.

April 28, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Moved for the Lowell City Council to support Massachusetts legislation authorizing project labor agreements.

June 13, 2023Supports Labor Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Testified to a Massachusetts legislative committee in support of allowing public agencies to use project labor agreements.

June 8, 2023Supports Labor Rights

Source: instatrac.com · researched September 25, 2026

Co-filed a motion for a Lowell ordinance requiring registered apprentices and minimum apprentice ratios on city construction contracts over $1 million.

February 14, 2023Supports Labor Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Proposed applying Massachusetts wage-and-hour protections to construction and maintenance under the LeLacheur Park ownership-transfer legislation.

December 6, 2022Supports Labor Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to identify city jobs needing wage adjustments to keep pace with the rising state minimum wage.

March 29, 2022Supports Labor Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to convene construction contractors to address low employment of women on the high-school project.

January 25, 2022Supports Labor Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Moved adoption of a resolution urging fair employment standards and community engagement in any Amazon expansion in Lowell; it passed 8–1.

October 19, 2021Supports Labor Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to draft a contracting ordinance with apprenticeship requirements and hiring goals for local residents, women, people of color, and veterans.

December 8, 2020Supports Labor Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to survey protective equipment at essential grocery, retail, and pharmacy businesses and recommend worker-safety steps.

April 28, 2020Supports Labor Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-filed a request for a third-party audit of Lowell hiring practices and recommendations for a more diverse city workforce.

June 9, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-filed a motion to plan use of federal pandemic funds for improvements to Lowell city parks.

January 11, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Voted for a Lowell zoning ordinance allowing accessory dwelling units; the ordinance failed 4–7.

October 17, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-filed a motion to restart Lowell’s joint zoning and housing discussions on accessory dwelling units.

February 21, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-filed a motion for Lowell to discuss zoning for accessory dwelling units as a way to add housing.

June 14, 2022Supports Housing Affordability

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to examine temporary cottage housing with support services for unhoused residents.

November 23, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Requested a citywide mailing about residents’ rights and resources to avoid eviction or foreclosure.

August 10, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked the Lowell Law Department to draft a tenant-notification ordinance explaining rights and resources when tenancies end.

October 13, 2020Supports Housing Affordability

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Filed a Lowell City Council motion supporting a state moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 emergency.

March 24, 2020Supports Housing Affordability

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Massachusetts agencies to identify state property usable for regional emergency shelter for unhoused people.

January 24, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Signed minority recommendations to stabilize the Massachusetts unemployment-insurance trust fund while preserving benefits for jobless workers.

August 18, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: malegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to examine temporary cottage housing with support services for unhoused residents.

November 23, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to pursue available grant funding for better school ventilation in districts with many economically disadvantaged students.

February 1, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-filed a Lowell City Council resolution condemning efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

January 12, 2021Supports Election Integrity

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-filed a motion to review Lowell hiring through a diversity-and-inclusion lens and train city employees.

August 22, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Proposed communication boards at Lowell playgrounds to help nonverbal children communicate.

March 8, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to convene construction contractors to address low employment of women on the high-school project.

January 25, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to draft a contracting ordinance with apprenticeship requirements and hiring goals for local residents, women, people of color, and veterans.

December 8, 2020Supports Civil Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Voted to declare racism a public-health crisis in Lowell; the City Council defeated the motion 4–5.

July 14, 2020Supports Civil Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-filed a motion for a public hearing on Lowell’s preparations for voting by mail and early voting during the pandemic.

June 23, 2020Supports Civil Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-filed a request for a third-party audit of Lowell hiring practices and recommendations for a more diverse city workforce.

June 9, 2020Supports Civil Rights

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Moved adoption of a resolution urging fair employment standards and community engagement in any Amazon expansion in Lowell; it passed 8–1.

October 19, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Proposed communication boards at Lowell playgrounds to help nonverbal children communicate.

March 8, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-filed a motion to plan use of federal pandemic funds for improvements to Lowell city parks.

January 11, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Received the Massachusetts Working Families Party endorsement for the state House.

June 11, 2026

Source: workingfamilies.org · researched September 25, 2026

Co-filed a request for Lowell’s wage study, salary grid, and records of salary-tier changes for nonunion city employees.

May 3, 2022

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Received an SEIU Local 888 endorsement for Lowell City Council.

October 19, 2021

Source: seiu888.org · researched September 25, 2026

Proposed permanent signs identifying Lowell sites linked to the Underground Railroad and anti-slavery movement.

June 22, 2021

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Requested a report on supervised remote-learning programs for students and working parents during COVID-19.

September 22, 2020

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell to report whether cannabis-license applicants qualified for economic-empowerment or social-equity programs.

August 11, 2020

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Asked Lowell for a count of newly permitted housing units and how many would meet the federal affordable-housing standard.

February 4, 2020

Source: lowellma.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Received Solidarity Lowell’s endorsement for Lowell City Council.

November 2, 2019

Source: solidaritylowell.com · researched September 25, 2026

Received the MassEquality PAC endorsement for his 2018 Massachusetts Senate campaign.

August 23, 2018

Source: massequalitypac.com · researched September 25, 2026