Linda Balzotti has served as a Brockton City Councilor for more than a decade, providing strong constituent services, advocacy for neighborhoods and a strong focus on fiscal restraint.  A lifelong Brocktonian, she has also served as a member of the Brockton Planning Board and as a resident activist.

First elected as Ward 4 Councilor in 1998, Balzotti’s focus has always been on ensuring quality of life for residents.  She worked with her colleagues on the City Council to ensure a much-needed, multi-million dollar restoration to Brockton’s Wastewater Treatment Plant; built a coalition of Ward 4 and East Bridgewater residents in defeating the proposed reopening of the BFI Landfill; and fought for the construction of the solar field on a brownfield site on Grove Street, turning an eyesore into a neighborhood asset that is

a nationally-recognized, environmentally-friendly energy source.  A Brockton native who attended city schools, Balzotti owns a condominium on Felton Street.

Balzotti is a 1979 graduate of Brockton High School and holds a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University.  The daughter of Genesio Balzotti, a World War II veteran and Betty (Spakowski) Balzotti, retired New England Telephone Company operator, she has served as a ward councilor, councilor-at-large, and in 2001 she was elected Council President by her peers.  She has chaired the powerful Ordinance, Real Estate and Public Safety Committees of the Brockton City Council and also has experience as a former legislative aide to Rep. Christine Canavan, D-Brockton, at the Massachusetts State House.  She is employed as the Public Information Officer at Bridgewater State College.

“I think this is such an important time in our city, and I want to devote all of my time and energies to Brockton,” Balzotti said.