HOLYOKE — On Tuesday, newcomer Anne Thalheimer will challenge longtime City Council David Bartley for the Ward 3 City Council seat.

A self-proclaimed advocate and member of the working class, Thalheimer says Holyoke needs to find its way out of its accounting morass, which she says her opponent has blocked.

Ahead of Tuesday, The Republican reached out to all candidates for the opposed City Council seats to answer a short questionnaire.

Find more candidates and responses in the past week’s print editions or online at masslive.com/topic/election .

Anne Thalheimer

Age: N/A

Profession: Personal care attendant

Position sought: Ward 3 city councilor

Introductory statement: My name is Anne Thalheimer. I’m a union member, educator and a personal care attendant. I’m a longtime reside

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