David J. Conway
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David J. Conway is a former at-large member of the Lowell School Committee. He was first elected to the chamber in 2007 and he won re-election in a general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
David Conway resides in Lowell, Massachusetts with his wife.[1] Conway graduated from Lowell High School before earning an A.A. in Latin from Our Lady of Hope Seminary, along with a B.A. in history, research & social studies and an M.A. in history from Salem State College.[2] He began his career as a teacher at the LHS extension of Lowell High School in 1971 before teaching at Bartlett School from 1972 to 1974.[2] He spent the majority of career teaching social studies at Lowell High School from 1974 to 1993.[2] From 1994 until his retirement in 2007, Conway served as the housemaster for Lowell High School.[2]
Elections
2013
- See also: Lowell Public Schools elections (2013)
David J. Conway won re-election against six other candidates to one of six at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Lowell Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  James D. Leary Incumbent |
15.9% | 6,418 | |
| Nonpartisan | David J. Conway Incumbent |
15.8% | 6,366 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steven Gendron |
15.8% | 6,365 | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie A. Martin Incumbent |
13.7% | 5,518 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kimberly A. Scott Incumbent |
13.4% | 5,385 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kristin Ross-Sitawich Incumbent |
13.1% | 5,262 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert J. Gignac Incumbent | 12.1% | 4,881 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 64 | |
| Total Votes | 40,259 | |||
| Source: The City of Lowell, "2013 Municipal Election Results (*Official*)," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
Funding
David J. Conway began the race with an existing account balance of $1,692.46 from his previous campaigns. He reported $9,481.00 in contributions and $7,329.76 in expenditures to the Lowell Election and Census Office, which left his campaign with $3,843.70 on hand.[3]
Endorsements
David J. Conway received an endorsement for his campaign from the Lowell Sun.[4]
2011
| Lowell Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kimberly A. Scott |
15% | 5,104 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kristin Ross-Sitcawich |
14.4% | 4,904 | |
| Nonpartisan | David J. Conway Incumbent |
14.1% | 4,808 | |
| Nonpartisan | James D. Leary Incumbent |
13.4% | 4,543 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert J. Gignac |
11.7% | 3,970 | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie A. Martin Incumbent |
10.7% | 3,635 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jaqueline Doherty Incumbent | 10.5% | 3,556 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alison Laraba Incumbent | 10.1% | 3,419 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 49 | |
| Total Votes | 33,988 | |||
| Source: City of Lowell Election and Census Office, "2011 Municipal Election Results," accessed September 16, 2013 | ||||
2009
| Lowell Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | David J. Conway Incumbent |
15.9% | 7,355 | |
| Nonpartisan | John J. Leahy Incumbent |
15.7% | 7,275 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jaqueline Doherty Incumbent |
15.5% | 7,179 | |
| Nonpartisan | James D. Leary Incumbent |
15.3% | 7,095 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alison Laraba |
15% | 6,942 | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie A. Martin Incumbent |
14.7% | 6,825 | |
| Nonpartisan | Regina M. Faticanti Incumbent | 7.7% | 3,585 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 88 | |
| Total Votes | 46,344 | |||
| Source: City of Lowell Election and Census Office, "2009 Municipal Election Results," accessed September 16, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
Conway's campaign website listed the following campaign themes for 2013:[1]
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"As a result of his thirty-five year career in the Lowell Public Schools, Dave brings a wealth of first hand knowledge of Lowell’s schools and the important issues of student achievement, school safety and discipline, and community partnerships, among others, to his School Committee work. Dave firmly believes that the success of Lowell’s urban schools, from Pre-Kindergarten through Lowell High School and beyond, is an absolutely vital part of a healthy economy in the city of Lowell. Dave Conway realizes the importance of education to the city and understands the contribution the schools make to the development of a thriving economy in our city. Dave works to promote community partnerships within our schools. Dave believes that the commitment of community partners is so very vital to help our schools produce skilled students that are ready for work in a 21st century world." |
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 "David + Conway + Lowell + Public + School"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dave Conway - Lowell School Committee, "Home," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dave Conway - Lowell School Committee, "David J. Conway," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ The City of Lowell, "Campaign Finance Reports - 2013," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Lowell Sun, "On board with Gendron on School Committee," October 29, 2013
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