Brian Pastori
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Brian Pastori was a candidate for the New Bedford School Committee. He passed through the primary election on October 8 but lost in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Brian Pastori resides in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Pastori graduated from Medford High School and earned his Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.[1][2] He is a staffer for the New Bedford Community Economic Development Center and a member of the Coalition for Social Justice.[3]
Elections
2013
Brian Pastori ran unsuccessfully against five other candidates for one of three at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013. Another challenger, Michael Janson, finished in last place in the primary and did not continue on to the general election.
Results
| New Bedford Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Lawrence J. Finnerty Incumbent |
19.3% | 4,489 | |
| Nonpartisan | Josh Amaral |
19.3% | 4,472 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack Nobrega Incumbent |
16.9% | 3,921 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria H. Mojica-Mosquea | 15.9% | 3,687 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher A. Cotter | 15.1% | 3,514 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brian Pastori | 13.4% | 3,107 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.1% | 33 | |
| Total Votes | 23,223 | |||
| Source: New Bedford Guide, "2013 New Bedford Election Results," accessed November 6, 2013 | ||||
| New Bedford Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Lawrence J. Finnerty Incumbent |
19.9% | 2,682 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack Nobrega Incumbent |
18.5% | 2,486 | |
| Nonpartisan | Josh Amaral |
16.2% | 2,183 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher A. Cotter |
13.8% | 1,856 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria H. Mojica-Mosquea |
13% | 1,750 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brian Pastori |
11.7% | 1,569 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Janson | 7% | 938 | |
| Total Votes | 13,464 | |||
| Source: New Bedford, Massachusetts, "Preliminary Election," accessed October 9, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Pastori began the race with an existing account balance of $1,594.99 from his previous campaign. He reported $520.00 in contributions and $320.99 in expenditures to the City of New Bedford, which left his campaign with $1,794.00 on hand.[4]
Endorsements
Brian Pastori received endorsements for his campaign from the Coalition for Social Justice and the New Bedford Democratic City Committee.[5][1]
Campaign themes
Pastori stated that he was running for School Committee because he thought, "...the school system has made a little bit of progress ...but you know there's a lot of people who keep with the status quo, there's a lot of patronage jobs still being given out and we need some new blood."[3] He also advocated for more vocational education in schools, arguing, "Each person is different and there's a lot of kids who should go to college ...but there's also a lot of students who should maybe look at vocational skill instead."[6]
On his campaign website, Pastori provided the following campaign themes:[2]
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Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Brian + Pastori + New + Bedford + Public + School"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richard M. Drolet, South Coast Today, "Endorsement: School Committee," November 1, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Facebook, "About," accessed November 5, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Natalie Sherman, South Coast Today, "Observers point to possibility of turnover in New Bedford School Committee election," July 13, 2013
- ↑ City of New Bedford, "Campaign Disclosures," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Coalition for Social Justice," accessed October 11, 2013
- ↑ Simón Rios, South Coast Today, "New Bedford native on skills trade crusade," July 29, 2013
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