Gabriel Andrade
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Gabriel Andrade was an at-large member of the Fall River School Committee. He was first appointed to the chamber in 2013, and he served until January 2018 as he did not file to run for re-election in 2017.
Biography
Andrade graduated from Prevost High School before earning a B.A. degree in psychology from Boston College and an M.B.A. with a concentration in public service from Bryant College. He spent a 30-year career employed as a guidance counselor with Fall River Public Schools at B.M.C. Durfee High School until he retired in 2007.[1]
Elections
2015
Six seats on the Fall River School Committee were up for election on November 3, 2015. Incumbents Joseph Martins, Melissa Karam Panchley, Mark Costa, and Gabriel Andrade won re-election, while newcomers Paul Coogan and Edward Costar joined the board. All of the six incumbents on the board — Andrade, Costa, Martins, Panchley, Paul Hart, and Robert Maynard — sought re-election. Hart, Maynard, and challenger Sean Connell were defeated in the election.[2]
Results
| Fall River School Committee, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Paul Coogan |
14.0% | 7,474 |
| Joseph Martins Incumbent |
12.7% | 6,770 |
| Melissa Karam Panchley Incumbent |
12.4% | 6,618 |
| Mark Costa Incumbent |
12.3% | 6,556 |
| Edward Costar |
12.0% | 6,442 |
| Gabriel Andrade Incumbent |
10.7% | 5,727 |
| Paul Hart Incumbent | 10.4% | 5,558 |
| Robert Maynard Incumbent | 8.4% | 4,477 |
| Sean Connell | 7.1% | 3,815 |
| Write-in votes | 0.07% | 35 |
| Total Votes | 53,472 | |
| Source: Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Fall River Board of Elections Chair Elizabeth Camara," January 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
The Fall River City Clerk 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 editor@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Andrade in the election.
2013
Gabriel Andrade, his fellow incumbents and newcomer Melissa Karam Panchley defeated challengers Russell Desbiens, Lori DeSousa and Dan Robillard to win six at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Fall River Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: Jo C. Goode, The Herald News, "No changes in order following release of official Fall River election results," November 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Gabriel Andrade began the race with an existing debt of $1,632.43 from his previous campaign. He reported $5,395.00 in contributions and $2,871.96 in expenditures to the Fall River City Clerk, which left his campaign with $890.61 on hand.[3]
Endorsements
Gabriel Andrade received an endorsement for his campaign from The Herald News.[4]
2011
| Fall River Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Martins Incumbent |
13% | 7,823 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Costa Incumbent |
12.2% | 7,336 | |
| Nonpartisan | Timothy McCoy Incumbent |
11.2% | 6,738 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Hart |
11.2% | 6,724 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard Pavao Incumbent |
10.4% | 6,251 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Maynard Incumbent |
9.5% | 5,680 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gabriel Andrade | 9.1% | 5,439 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carla Sbardella | 8.5% | 5,082 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Tyrrell | 8.3% | 4,971 | |
| Nonpartisan | Louis Melim | 6.5% | 3,909 | |
| Total Votes | 59,953 | |||
| Source: Will Richmond, The Herald News, "Fall River's certified election results see no surprises," November 16, 2011 | ||||
Campaign themes
2013
In an interview with The Herald News, Andrade listed the following campaign themes:[1]
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Some of my priorities are to attempt to lower class sizes in the elementary grades, to institute career activities at all grade levels to help draw a connection between school and work, to improve the discipline in our schools, and to improve the morale and decrease the turnover among our teaching staff. |
Recent news
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See also
- Fall River Public Schools, Massachusetts
- Fall River Public Schools Elections (2013)
- Fall River Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Herald News, "Gabriel T. Andrade: Candidate for Fall River School Committee," September 16, 2013
- ↑ The Herald News, "Tuesday is final day for Fall River candidates to file certified nomination papers," August 17, 2015
- ↑ City of Fall River, Massachusetts, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ The Herald News, "Our View: HN's endorsements for Fall River School Committee," accessed November 18, 2013
| 2015 Fall River Public Schools Elections | |
| Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Gabriel Andrade • Incumbent, Mark Costa • Incumbent, Paul Hart • Incumbent, Joseph Martins • Incumbent, Robert Maynard • Incumbent, Melissa Karam Panchley • Sean Connell • Paul Coogan • Edward Costar |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
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