Brockton Public Schools elections (2015)

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2015 Brockton Public Schools Elections
Primary Election date:
September 22, 2015
General Election date:
November 3, 2015
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
What was at stake?
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Massachusetts
Brockton Public Schools
Plymouth County, Massachusetts ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Massachusetts
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Seven seats on the Brockton Public Schools School Committee were up for general election on November 3, 2015. A primary election was held on September 22, 2015, for Wards 3 and 4.

The seats of all seven incumbents were up for election.[1] Four of those seven seats did not have challengers. Ward 1 incumbent Thomas J. Minichiello, Jr. and Ward 5 incumbent Judy A. Sullivan won without opposition. Andrew Robinson and Ossie Jordan did not file for re-election in Wards 2 and 6, respectively. Lisa Plant and Joyce Asack were the sole candidates to file for their seats, thereby winning without opposition.[2]

Wards 3 and 4 had three candidates each prior to the primary. Neither incumbent filed for re-election. In Ward 3, Mark D'Agostino defeated Blessing Rogers for the seat vacated by Allisha Clark-Wilson. In the Ward 4 race, Brett Gormley defeated Nilton Monteiro for the seat held by Patricia Joyce.[2] Elliot Miller and Tony Branch were defeated in primaries for Wards 3 and 4, respectively.

The Ward 7 race saw the only incumbent facing a challenger. Board member Raymond Henningson, Jr. lost his re-election bid against Timothy Sullivan.[2]

One of the 12 candidates in this election participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 school board candidate survey. Check out the "What was at stake?" section to see survey answers.

About the district

See also: Brockton Public Schools, Massachusetts
Brockton Public Schools is located in Plymouth County, Mass.

Brockton Public Schools is located in southeastern Massachusetts in Plymouth County. The county seats are Brockton and Plymouth. This county was home to 501,915 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Brockton Public Schools was the fourth-largest school district in Massachusetts and served 16,162 students.[4]

Demographics

Plymouth County underperformed compared to the rest of Massachusetts in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 33.5 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 39.4 percent for Massachusetts as a whole. The median household income in Plymouth County was $75,092, compared to $66,866 for the state of Massachusetts. The poverty rate was 7.6 percent, compared to 11.4 percent for the entire state.[3]

Racial Demographics, 2013[3]
Race Plymouth County (%) Massachusetts (%)
White 86.8 83.2
Black or African American 9.6 8.1
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 0.5
Asian 1.4 6.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 1.7 2.1
Hispanic or Latino 3.5 10.5

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Plymouth County[5]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 70,203 69,137
2008 70,277 64,334
2004 61,395 65,751
2000 49,637 51,502

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Voter and candidate information

The Brockton School Committee consists of seven members elected by district to two-year terms. The primary election was held on September 22, 2015, and the general election was on November 3, 2015.

Individuals interested in running for the board started circulating nomination petitions on June 15, 2015. The filing deadline for the 2015 general election was August 18, 2015, and candidates had until August 20, 2015, to officially withdraw from the ballot.[6]

Elections

2015

Candidates

Ward 1

Thomas J. Minichiello, Jr. Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • J.D., Vermont Law School
  • Attorney, Sorgi & Minichiello, LLP

Ward 2

Lisa Plant Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Former pre-school teacher

Ward 3

General election candidates

Mark D'Agostino Green check mark transparent.png Blessing Rogers

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  • Bachelor's degree, Framingham State University
  • Owner, R.F. D'Agostino Insurance Agency Inc.

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  • J.D., University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law
  • Founder and president, Hope for Children International Inc.

Candidates defeated in primary

Elliot Miller

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  • Member, Brockton Library Board of Trustees

Ward 4

General election candidates

Brett Gormley Green check mark transparent.png Nilton Monteiro

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  • Bachelor's degree, Bridgewater State University
  • Teacher and football coach, Dever McCormack Middle School

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Candidates defeated in primary

Tony Branch

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  • Administrative operations manager, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Executive director, Refuge and Relief Ministry, Inc.

Ward 5

Judy A. Sullivan Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • First elected in 2013
  • Bachelor's degree, Bridgewater State University

Ward 6

Joyce Asack Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Paralegal, Law Office of John E. McCluskey
  • Realtor, Jack Conway and Co., Inc.

Ward 7

Raymond Henningson, Jr. Timothy Sullivan Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • First elected in 2013

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  • Ed.D., University of Massachusetts-Lowell
  • Former district teacher

Election results

General election
Brockton School Committee, Ward 1, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Minichiello Jr. Incumbent 98.8% 1,874
Write-in votes 1.16% 22
Total Votes 1,896
Source: City of Brockton, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 3, 2015


Brockton School Committee, Ward 2, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lisa Plant 98.0% 901
Write-in votes 1.96% 18
Total Votes 919
Source: City of Brockton, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 3, 2015


Brockton School Committee, Ward 3, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mark D'Agostino 64.5% 1,461
Blessing Rogers 35.4% 801
Write-in votes 0.09% 2
Total Votes 2,264
Source: City of Brockton, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 3, 2015


Brockton School Committee, Ward 4, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Brett Gormley 65.3% 1,181
Nilton Monteiro 34.5% 623
Write-in votes 0.22% 4
Total Votes 1,808
Source: City of Brockton, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 3, 2015


Brockton School Committee, Ward 5, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Judy Sullivan Incumbent 98.7% 1,621
Write-in votes 1.34% 22
Total Votes 1,643
Source: City of Brockton, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 3, 2015


Brockton School Committee, Ward 6, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Joyce Asack 99.0% 1,653
Write-in votes 1.02% 17
Total Votes 1,670
Source: City of Brockton, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 3, 2015


Brockton School Committee, Ward 7, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Timothy Sullivan 50.8% 876
Raymond Henningson Incumbent 49.0% 845
Write-in votes 0.29% 5
Total Votes 1,726
Source: City of Brockton, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 3, 2015
Primary election
Ward 3
Brockton Public Schools, Ward 3 Primary Election, 2-year term, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMark D'Agostino 46.8% 655
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBlessing Rogers 26.9% 377
     Nonpartisan Elliot Miller 26.3% 369
Total Votes 1,401
Source: The Enterprise, "Polls close, counting under way in Brockton's preliminary election," September 22, 2015 These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us.
Ward 4
Brockton Public Schools, Ward 4 Primary Election, 2-year term, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBrett Gormley 45.5% 499
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngNilton Monteiro 33.8% 370
     Nonpartisan Tony Branch 20.7% 227
Total Votes 1,096
Source: The Enterprise, "Polls close, counting under way in Brockton's preliminary election," September 22, 2015 These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us.

Endorsements

No official endorsements were made in this election.

Campaign finance

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The Brockton Elections Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at elections@ballotpedia.org.

Past elections

What was at stake?

2015

Ballotpedia survey responses

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One candidate out of 12 total candidates in this race participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. The following section displays the responses to the survey questions from Ward 7 incumbent Raymond Henningson, Jr.

Top priorities

When asked what his top priorities would be if elected, Henningson stated:

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Advocating for parents issues. [7]

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—Raymond Henningson, Jr., (2015), [8]
Ranking the issues

The candidates were asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. This table displays the candidates' rankings from most to least important:

Education policy
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Issue importance ranking
Issue Henningson
Balancing or maintaining the district's budget
2
Expanding career-technical education
3
Closing the achievement gap
5
Expanding arts education
1
Improving college readiness
4
Improving education for special needs students
6
Expanding school choice options
7
Positions on the issues

The candidates were asked to answer 10 multiple and short answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. A link to the candidates' responses can be found below.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Brockton Public Schools election in 2015:[6]

Deadline Event
June 15, 2015 First day for candidates to file nomination documents
July 31, 2015 Last day for candidates to file nomination documents with the elections commission office for signature certification
August 18, 2015 Last day for candidates to file nomination documents with the city clerk's office
August 20, 2015 Last day for candidates to withdraw or for objections to nominations
September 2, 2015 Last day to register to vote in the primary election
September 15, 2015 Last day to file first campaign finance report
September 22, 2015 Primary election day
October 14, 2015 Last day to register to vote in the general election
October 26, 2015 Last day to file final campaign finance report
November 3, 2015 Election Day

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Massachusetts elections, 2015

This election shared the ballot with races for Brockton's mayor and city council. The two board seats on the September 22 primary ballot were joined by primaries for mayor and two seats on the council.[9]

Recent news

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Brockton Public Schools elections (2015) - Google News

See also

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Brockton Public Schools, "2014-2015 Brockton School Committee," accessed January 26, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lauren Dixon, "Email correspondence with Brockton Election Department's Executive Director John McGarry," August 21, 2015
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Plymouth County, Massachusetts," accessed January 26, 2015
  4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
  5. ↑ Office of the Massachusetts Secretary of State, "Election Results and Statistics," accessed October 15, 2013
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 City of Brockton, "2015 Political Calendar," accessed September 1, 2015
  7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  8. ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2015, "Raymond Henningson, Jr.'s responses," October 1, 2015
  9. ↑ City of Brockton, "Official 2015 Ballot," accessed September 17, 2015
2015 Brockton Public Schools Elections
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Election date:Primary election: September 22, 2015
General election: November 3, 2015
Candidates:Ward 1: • Incumbent, Thomas J. Minichiello, Jr.

Ward 2: • Lisa Plant
Ward 3: • Mark D'Agostino • Elliot Miller • Blessing Rogers
Ward 4: • Tony Branch • Brett Gormley • Nilton Monteiro
Ward 5: • Incumbent, Judy A. Sullivan
Ward 6: • Joyce Asack

Ward 7: • Incumbent, Raymond Henningson, Jr. • Timothy Sullivan
Important information:Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot
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