Fall River Public Schools elections (2013)
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Six seats on the School Committee for Fall River Public Schools were up for general election on November 5, 2013. Joseph Martins, Mark Costa, Paul Hart, Gabriel Andrade, Robert Maynard and Melissa Karam Panchley defeated Russell Desbiens, Lori DeSousa and Dan Robillard to win the six seats.
About the district
- See also: Fall River Public Schools, Massachusetts
Fall River Public Schools is located in southeast Massachusetts in Bristol County. The county seat of Bristol County is Taunton. Bristol County was home to 552,780 residents, according to the 2010 Census.[1] In the 2011-2012 school year, Fall River Public Schools was the 10th-largest school district in Massachusetts and served 9,834 students.[2]
Demographics
As of 2013, the United States Census Bureau found that 25.3 percent of Bristol 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 Bristol County was $55,298 compared to $66,866 for the state of Massachusetts. The poverty rate in Bristol County was 12.4 percent compared to 11.4 percent for the entire state.[1]
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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.
Method of board member selection
The Fall River School Committee consists of seven members, six of whom are elected to two-year terms. The seventh member and Chair of the board is Fall River's mayor. The other six members of the board are elected at-large by the district as a whole. There was no primary election and the general election was held on November 5, 2013. All six at-large seats were on the ballot in 2013.[4]
Individuals interested in running for the board began circulating nominating petitions on April 23, 2013. The filing deadline for the 2013 general election was July 23. Each candidate had to file a notarized candidate affidavit and nomination petitions with at least 50 valid signatures.[5]
Elections
2013
Candidates
At-large
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Election results
| Fall River Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 2-year term, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Joseph Martins Incumbent |
15.6% | 6,484 | |
| Nonpartisan | Melissa Karam Panchley |
15% | 6,263 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Costa Incumbent |
14.4% | 5,996 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Hart Incumbent |
12.6% | 5,240 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gabriel Andrade Incumbent |
12.2% | 5,063 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Maynard Incumbent |
10.9% | 4,543 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lori DeSousa | 8% | 3,352 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dan Robillard | 7% | 2,926 | |
| Nonpartisan | Russell Desbiens | 4.3% | 1,797 | |
| Total Votes | 41,664 | |||
| Source: The Herald News, "No changes in order following release of official Fall River election results," November 13, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
The Herald News endorsed Joseph Martins, Mark Costa, Paul Hart, Gabriel Andrade, Robert Maynard and Melissa Karam Panchley for this election.[6]
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $45,679.75 and spent a total of $25,555.39 during the election, according to the Fall River City Clerk. Joseph Martins, Mark Costa, Gabriel Andrade and Melissa Karam Panchley were the only candidates to file campaign finance reports.[7] The other candidates were not required to file campaign finance reports since their campaigns did not have at least $1,000 in financial activity during the reporting period. These numbers therefore do not include any contributions to or expenditures by those candidates.[8]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Joseph Martins | $3,060.00 | $3,695.94 | -$2,013.63 |
| Mark Costa | $2,603.75 | $1,313.85 | $1,292.28 |
| Paul Hart | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Gabriel Andrade | $5,395.00 | $2,871.96 | $890.61 |
| Robert Maynard | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Melissa Karam Panchley | $34,621.00 | $17,673.64 | $16,837.36 |
| Russell Desbiens | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Lori DeSousa | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Dan Robillard | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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What was at stake?
There were six seats on the school board up for election on November 5, 2013. Five of the six incumbents ran successfully for re-election, including Joseph Martins, Mark Costa, Paul Hart, Gabriel Andrade and Robert Maynard. Fellow incumbent Richard Pavao did not file for re-election. They were challenged by four candidates, including Melissa Karam Panchley, Russell Desbiens, Lori DeSousa and Dan Robillard.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Fall River Public Schools election in 2013:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| April 23, 2013 | First day to pick up nominating petitions |
| July 19, 2013 | Last day to pick up nominating petitions |
| July 23, 2013 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| October 16, 2013 | Last day to register to vote in the city general election |
| November 5, 2013 | Election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election only shared the ballot with other municipal elections. Fall River's Mayor and School Committee Chair, Will Flanagan, won re-election in 2013. All nine seats on the City Council were also up for election.[9]
See also
- School board elections review: Voters opt for experience over new blood in nation's largest school districts
- School board election wrap-up: Incumbents re-elected overwhelmingly in November 5 elections
- Massachusetts
- Fall River Public Schools, Massachusetts
- List of school board elections in 2013
- Bristol County, Massachusetts ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Massachusetts
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Bristol County, Massachusetts," accessed January 26, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "Enrollment Breakdown as of 2/15/2012," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ Fall River Public Schools, "FRPS Policy Manual," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Will Richmond, The Herald News, "Fall River City Council sets 2013 municipal election calendar," January 23, 2013
- ↑ The Herald News, "Our View: HN's endorsements for Fall River School Committee," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ City of Fall River, Massachusetts, "Campaign Finance Reports - Jan. 1, 2013 to Oct. 18, 2013," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ City of Fall River, Massachusetts, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Jo C. Goode, The Herald News, "No changes in order following release of official Fall River election results," November 13, 2013
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