Denise Provost

Alderman-at-Large

Who is Denise Provost?

Denise Provost has served Somerville in many capacities over the last twenty years. She was Assistant City Solicitor for six years in the 1980s, during the Brune administration. She then spent a decade as a neighborhood activist, parent, and attorney in private practice. She was first elected to the Board of Aldermen in 1999.

Denise combines common sense and caring with her broad experience in municipal government. Her focus has been on promoting the economic development of the city in balance with the needs of its residential neighborhoods. She advocates tirelessly for Somerville before the agencies that prioritize and fund transportation projects.

Denise and her husband have raised their family in Ward 5. Their daughters attend Somerville Public Schools.

Denise Provost understands city government:

• State Representative, 27th Middlesex District, 2006 to present
• President of the Board of Aldermen 2004; Vice-President 2003
• Alderman-at-Large, City of Somerville, 2000 to 2006
• Ward 5 Democratic Committee
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts Advisory Commission on Local Services
• Massachusetts Municipal Association, board member
• Vice President, Municipal Councilors Association 2005
• Secretary/Treasurer, Municipal Councilors Association 2004
• Seminars on Municipal Governance & Policy, Rappaport Institute, Kennedy School of Government, 2001-2002
• Attends regular meetings of Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Assistant City Solicitor, Somerville, 1984-1989
• Assistant City Solicitor, Newton, 1982-1984
• Association of City Solicitors and Town Counsel
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Published Author on Municipal Law

Denise Provost stays involved:

• Somerville Affordable Housing Trust
• Welcome Project's Advisory Board
• Friends of Hoyt Sullivan Playground
• Somerville Garden Awards
• Somerville Council for Children - Playground Committee
• Somerville Arts Council Advisory Board
• Somerville Mental Health Association, former board member
• Association for Public Transportation, former board member
• Somerville Museum & Historical Society

Denise Provost, Alderman-at-Large, Somerville, MA