George Rogers
George Rogers served in a number of elected state and local offices in Massachusetts. He died on June 30, 2018.[1]
In 2015, he sought elected office again as a candidate for at-large representative on the New Bedford School Committee in Massachusetts. He was defeated in the general election on November 3, 2015.[2]
From 1980 to 2003, Rogers was a member of the New Bedford City Council. Prior to that position, he served two separate tenures in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, in addition to tenures in the Massachusetts State Senate and as Mayor of New Bedford.
Biography
Rogers earned an undergraduate degree from Providence College in 1958. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1965-1970 before winning election to New Bedford's mayoral office in 1970. He served as mayor until 1971 and later joined the Massachusetts State Senate from 1975-1978. Rogers later served on the New Bedford City Council from 1980-2003 and concurrently served in the state house from 1999-2002.[3] He worked as a teacher at Fairhaven High School and the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School.[4]
Elections
2015
The New Bedford School Committee consists of seven members, six of whom are elected to four-year terms. Each of those six members are elected at large by all residents in the school district. The seventh member is the mayor of New Bedford. A primary election was scheduled for October 6, 2015, but was unnecessary as no more than two candidates filed per seat up for election. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.
The seats of incumbents Joaquim Livramento, Bruce Oliveira, and Marlene Pollock were up for election.[5][6] Livramento and Oliveira filed for re-election, while Pollock announced that she would not seek re-election. Both incumbents won re-election. They faced challengers Christopher Cotter, Celia Dos Santos, George Rogers, and Warley Williams in the general election; Cotter won the third seat up for election.[2]
Results
| New Bedford School Committee, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bruce Oliveira Incumbent |
22.2% | 6,064 |
| Joaquim Livramento Incumbent |
21.4% | 5,849 |
| Christopher Cotter |
18.7% | 5,105 |
| Warley Williams | 12.9% | 3,526 |
| George Rogers | 12.8% | 3,507 |
| Celia Dos Santos | 11.7% | 3,211 |
| Write-in votes | 0.3% | 81 |
| Total Votes | 27,343 | |
| Source: New Bedford Election Commission, "Unofficial Results," November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
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Endorsements
Rogers did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Recent news
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See also
- New Bedford Public Schools, Massachusetts
- New Bedford 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
- ↑ South Coast Today, "Former mayor, state legislator George Rogers dead at 84," July 1, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 South Coast Today, "Who's running for office in New Bedford?" August 18, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "George Rogers," accessed October 21, 2015
- ↑ SouthCoastToday, "George Rogers one of five candidates to take out papers for New Bedford School Committee," June 9, 2015
- ↑ New Bedford Public Schools, "New Bedford School Committee," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ Daniel Anderson, "Fax correspondence with the New Bedford Election Commission," March 11, 2015
| 2015 New Bedford Public Schools Elections | |
| Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
| Election date: | Primary election: October 6, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Joaquim Livramento • Incumbent, Bruce Oliveira • Christopher Cotter • Celia Dos Santos • George Rogers • Warley Williams |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
