Supporters note that Cheung is very accessible to his constituents.

“He was always responsive when they needed something done in the neighborhood,” Cambridge resident Elizabeth Manchester says. “He’s doing what constituents actually want him to do ... daily living up to his commitments.”

Manchester also notes Cheung’s policies with public spaces, such as bringing more accessibility and additions such as WiFi to public parks.

In his first two years on council, Cheung passed more legislation than any other previous council member.

“He resets the bar for what a City Council member needs to do,” North Cambridge resident Chris Russkellogg says.

Most of the policy changes that Cheung made in direct response to residents’ concerns were specific, local issues, such as fixing physical problems on certain streets and addressing particular parking issues to encourage more people to patronize area restaurants.

Cheung explains that he did not set out to introduce a higher number of legislative measures than his colleagues.

“I tried to make the most of the opportunity to help as many people as possible, so it just resulted from my drive to respond to the community,” Cheung says.