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Endorsements in the Newton Public Schools elections (2017)
Endorsements
The following is a list of official endorsements made by education organizations and elected officials in the 2017 Newton Public Schools elections.
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| Candidate endorsements | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endorsement | Kathleen Marchi (Ward 1) |
Bridget Ray-Canada (Ward 1) |
Margaret Albright (Ward 2) |
Cyrus Karl (Ward 2) |
Eileen Sandberg (Ward 3) |
Anping Shen (Ward 3) |
Diana Fisher Gomberg (Ward 4) |
Steven Siegel (Ward 5) |
Ruth Goldman (Ward 6) |
Kathleen Shields (Ward 7) |
Matthew Miller (Ward 8) |
Gail Spector (Ward 8) |
| Organizations | ||||||||||||
| Bay State Stonewall Democrats[1] | ||||||||||||
| Mass Alliance[1] | ||||||||||||
| Newton Teachers Association[2] | ||||||||||||
| Progressive Newton[1][2] | ||||||||||||
| Victory Fund[1] | ||||||||||||
| Wicked Local Newton[3] | ||||||||||||
| State officials | ||||||||||||
| State Rep. Kay Khan (D)[1] | ||||||||||||
| City officials | ||||||||||||
| Newton Mayor Setti Warren[2][4] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member Susan Albright[1][2][5] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member Jake Auchincloss[4][5][6] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member Barbara Brousal-Glaser[1] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member James Cote[4] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member Deb Crossley[1][7] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member Ruthanne Fuller[7] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member Jay Harney[1][6] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member Ted Hess-Mahan[1][2] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member David Kalis[1] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member Cheryl Lappin[1] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member Marc Laredo[4][5][6] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member Alison Leary[1] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member Rick Lipof[4][6] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member Emily Norton[4][6][7] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member John Rice[4][6][7] | ||||||||||||
| Newton City Council member Amy Sangiolo[1][7] | ||||||||||||
| Newton Charter Commission member Bryan Barash[1][2] | ||||||||||||
| Newton Charter Commission member Howard Haywood[1][2] | ||||||||||||
| Newton Charter Commission member Anne Larner[1] | ||||||||||||
| Newton Charter Commission member Chris Steele[1] | ||||||||||||
| Newton School Committee | ||||||||||||
| Margaret L. Albright[6][7] | ||||||||||||
| Margie Ross Decter[1][2][5][7] | ||||||||||||
| Ellen P. Gibson[4][6][7] | ||||||||||||
| Diana Fisher Gomberg[1][2][5][7] | ||||||||||||
| Matt Hills[4][6][5][7] | ||||||||||||
| Angela Pitter-Wright[1][2][7] | ||||||||||||
| Steven Siegel[4][6] | ||||||||||||
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 Matthew Miller School Committee, "Endorsements," accessed November 1, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Bridget Ray-Canada Newton School Committee, "Endorsements," accessed November 1, 2017
- ↑ Wicked Local Newton, "City Council, School Committee endorsements," October 31, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Gail Spector Newton School Committee, "Endorsers," accessed November 1, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Eileen Sandberg Candidate for School Committee, "Supporters," accessed November 1, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Marchi School Committee, "Supporters," accessed November 1, 2017
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 Steven Siegel — Newton School Committee, Ward 5, "Supporters," accessed November 1, 2017