Two years ago, Jim Schlosser, a retired doctor and advocate for the homeless, unseated an 18-year incumbent to represent the South End on the City Council. This fall, no one filed to challenge him for re-election to the city council.
Ward 7 spans the South End from Clinton Street to South Main Street.
Schlosser’s professional experience is in healthcare, including leading primary care services at the VA New England Health Care System. His then-membership on the board of the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness was part of what won over voters in 2023.
He has been part of City Hall’s effort to develop a new plan with new goals for ameliorating homelessness in the city.
Scroll on for more information about Schlosser and his pitch to voters.
Jim Schlosser
Age: 73
Years living in Concord: 8
Top issues: Housing, homelessness, property taxes and city spending
Reason for running: “I want to be on city council to help craft solutions to difficult funding and development challenges that meet the needs and values of all city stakeholders – people who live in Concord and others – who have a stake in the vitality, compassion and fairness of the city.”
Key point: “The city should provide seed money for public-private partnerships to address the critical housing shortage in the city,” and “spend less money on expensive consultants and carefully build in-house capacity for planning and development.”
Most important projects for Ward 7: Memorial Field, Rundlett Middle School, police station
