Delivering Results for Salem

✔️ Stabilized a $23M+ budget deficit

✔️ Expanded public safety response

✔️ Advanced regional collaboration

✔️ Supported local businesses

✔️ Focused on delivering core services

I’ve lived in Salem for more than 30 years. I raised my kids here, built a local business here, and have spent decades investing in this community.

I served on City Council from 2022–2024, where I stood up for residents and affordability — including leading the charge in opposition against the employee-paid payroll tax.

I ran for Mayor because Salem was headed in the wrong direction. I’ve been in office for just over a year and I’m working every day to get Salem on a safe, clean, and healthy path forward.

Priorities

Priorities for Salem

Public Safety:
Safer neighborhoods and cleaner public spaces matter. We’ve expanded 7-day-a-week safety, cleanup, and outreach efforts, and strengthened coordination with police, fire, and county partners.

Housing and Homelessness:
I’m focused on real, coordinated solutions — pairing outreach with accountability, expanding services, and working regionally so Salem isn’t left to solve this crisis alone.

Affordability:

Families and small businesses are already stretched thin. I believe in responsible budgets, transparency, and no new taxes without voter approval.

Julie Hoy is Endorsed By:

"Julie is a commonsense problem solver that never forgets the people she is serving. Salem will be better with her leadership."

Former State Senator Denyc Boles

News & Updates

REACH Is Live: A New Way Salem Responds to Crisis

This month marked an important step forward in how Salem responds to behavioral health and substance-use emergencies. On January 20th, we officially launched the REACH (Rapid Engagement, Assessment & Community Health) Team — a pilot program designed to make sure the right response shows up at the right time when someone is in crisis.

Julie Hoy

Jan 291 min read

Re-election Campaign Kick-off Event

I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who came out to my re-election campaign kickoff on January 8th. Being surrounded by so many people who care deeply about Salem was both humbling and energizing.

Julie Hoy

Jan 291 min read

Overview of Salem’s Public Safety Collaboration

Over the past several months, our team has been hard at work strengthening partnerships and building a collaborative approach to public safety in Salem. Earlier this year, the City was selected to join the Bloomberg-Harvard City Leadership Initiative — a year-long program that helps cities address key challenges through innovation and collaboration.

Julie Hoy

Dec 9, 20252 min read

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