HEY, I’M AUBREY.

I was raised in a working-class family where hard work, fairness, and looking out for other people were simply expected. Those values shaped who I am: someone who works hard, speaks up when something isn’t right, listens before making decisions, and believes people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

Today, I work at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and live in Washington Park with my girlfriend, Tay, and our two dogs. Over the past four years, I’ve come to deeply love Washington Park and the South Side—the people, the history, the neighborhood pride, and the neighbors who consistently show up for one another.

I’m running for City Council because I want to bring that same work ethic and sense of responsibility to Ward 10. I don’t believe I have all the answers, and I’m not interested in speaking for people who are already doing the work. I want to listen, be accessible, follow through, and work alongside the residents, organizations, and community leaders who know these neighborhoods best.

a Washington Park neighbor with working-class roots in the Detroit area.

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

Ward 10 deserves more than promises. We deserve a councilor who shows up, takes action, and fights for the people who already call our neighborhoods home.

My priorities come from what I hear at doors and see in our community every day: housing people can afford, cleaner air, safer streets, stronger schools, better neighborhood investment, and a city where every neighbor feels safe and welcome.

These aren’t just things I care about. They’re areas where the City Council has the power to act — through legislation, the city budget, oversight, and the votes we cast.

WHY I'M RUNNING AS A WRITE-IN

BECAUSE our neighborhoods didn't stop needing representation AFTER THE PRIMARY.

Washington Park and Lower South Providence have been redlined, disinvested, and overlooked for generations. We carry the burden of environmental racism along our waterfront. Enough is enough.

In under seven weeks, we knocked on close to 1,000 doors and talked to nearly 200 residents. That was with three people and almost no money. Imagine what more conversations could do.

The more people know there's a second option on the ballot, the more possible this becomes. Not someone who shows up for photo ops — someone who does the job.

No one has won a write-in city council race in Rhode Island. We can be the first, because we cannot afford four more years of neglect or special interests paying their way in our ward.

Washington Park and Lower South Providence deserve better.

HOW TO WRITE ME IN

STEP 1:
FIND THE RACE

Locate the City Council ward 10 voting box.

STEP 2:
FILL IN THE OVAL

Completely fill in the oval next to WRITE-IN.
If you do not, your vote will NOT count.

STEP 3:
WRITE MY NAME

On the write-in line, print AUBREY PLANITZ.

sTEP 4.
DOUBLE CHECK

Make sure my name is written correctly and the oval is filled in completely.