Speaker Insights

How elected officials in Somerville engage with civic topics — by speaking time or segment count.

Speakers
City Council12/12 selected
Planning Board0/6 selected
Zoning Board0/6 selected
School Committee0/10 selected
Other0/9 selected

Total Speaking Time by Speaker

Aggregate across all meetings, ranked.

Total Speaking Time by Topic

Combined time all selected speakers spent on each topic, ranked.

Speaker Comparison by Topic

Each group is a topic. Bars compare speakers side by side.

Ben Ewen-Campen
Ben Wheeler
Emily Hardt
J.T. Scott
Jesse Clingan
Jon Link
Kristen Strezo
Lance Davis
Matt McLaughlin
Naima Sait
Will Mbah
Willie Burnley

Topic Share by Speaker

Each donut: one topic. Slices show each speaker's share of that topic's time.

Ben Ewen-Campen
Ben Wheeler
Emily Hardt
J.T. Scott
Jesse Clingan
Jon Link
Kristen Strezo
Lance Davis
Matt McLaughlin
Naima Sait
Will Mbah
Willie Burnley
Budget & Taxes2h 35m
Economic Development28m 3s
Education2h 58m
Environment1h 46m
Housing1h 44m
Infrastructure3h 12m
Public Health24m 42s
Public Safety4h 26m
Social Services3h 53m
Transportation2h 1m
Zoning2h 42m

Time Allocation by Speaker

Each donut: one speaker. Slices show what share of their time went to each topic.

Budget & Taxes
Economic Development
Education
Environment
Housing
Infrastructure
Public Health
Public Safety
Social Services
Transportation
Zoning
Ben Ewen-Campen1h 51m
Ben Wheeler1h 44m
Emily Hardt17m 11s
J.T. Scott2h 46m
Jesse Clingan3h 9m
Jon Link26m 31s
Kristen Strezo2h 36m
Lance Davis3h 56m
Matt McLaughlin1h 31m
Naima Sait1h 27m
Will Mbah3h 9m
Willie Burnley3h 17m

Speaker × Topic Heatmap

Brighter cells indicate more time. Hover for exact values.

SpeakerBudget & TaxesEconomic DevelopmentEducationEnvironmentHousingInfrastructurePublic HealthPublic SafetySocial ServicesTransportationZoning
Ben Ewen-Campen7m 11s56s2m 28s7m 0s8m 0s12m 46s0s20m 33s6m 41s13m 41s31m 16s
Ben Wheeler22m 8s2m 9s4m 23s5m 17s3m 58s14m 0s2m 18s26m 4s9m 18s9m 8s5m 9s
Emily Hardt0s0s0s1m 30s32s10m 6s20s2m 29s33s45s56s
J.T. Scott24m 2s1m 53s2m 43s5m 5s2m 23s28m 15s2m 5s55m 19s17m 58s14m 35s11m 53s
Jesse Clingan13m 49s49s47m 35s23m 44s5m 42s34m 43s2m 43s27m 3s20m 35s7m 18s5m 19s
Jon Link1m 6s0s1m 34s1m 15s1m 50s3m 46s22s7m 37s6m 6s2m 1s54s
Kristen Strezo7m 11s7m 45s19m 38s2m 8s33m 56s6m 19s12m 27s9m 37s41m 30s13m 3s2m 49s
Lance Davis19m 23s47s56m 27s17m 58s12m 5s20m 38s50s19m 23s19m 33s12m 0s56m 30s
Matt McLaughlin7m 48s4m 24s1m 34s6m 48s5m 34s1m 43s58s14m 23s14m 19s2m 53s30m 45s
Naima Sait2m 59s1m 27s25m 30s6m 42s45s13m 47s0s5m 56s12m 44s14m 54s1m 52s
Will Mbah21m 42s6m 55s10m 28s22m 56s16m 1s26m 9s58s39m 49s32m 34s5m 45s5m 49s
Willie Burnley27m 15s58s5m 58s5m 39s13m 25s19m 41s1m 41s37m 36s50m 52s25m 17s8m 47s