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Jack Nobrega
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Joaquim "Jack" Nobrega was an at-large member of the New Bedford School Committee. He was first elected to the chamber in 1975, and he served through 2017 as he did not file to run for re-election in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Nobrega graduated from New Bedford High School in 1949 and spent much of his career as a basketball coach, although he also served as a housing authority assistant director before reaching retirement.[1][2] He was the longest-serving New Bedford School Committee member in district history as of 2017. Nobrega also served on the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School District School Committee.[3]
Elections
2013
Jack Nobrega, Lawrence J. Finnerty, and Josh Amaral defeated Brian Pastori, Christopher A. Cotter, and Maria H. Mojica-Mosquea to win three at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.[1] Another challenger, Michael Janson, finished in last place in the primary and did not continue on to the general election. When asked whether he was considering retirement, Nobrega answered, "With any disturbances or commotion within the system, there's always the possibility that the make-up could change. ...The only thing I can tell [voters] is to look at my record."[1]
Results
| New Bedford Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Lawrence J. Finnerty Incumbent |
19.3% | 4,489 | |
| Nonpartisan | Josh Amaral |
19.3% | 4,472 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack Nobrega Incumbent |
16.9% | 3,921 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria H. Mojica-Mosquea | 15.9% | 3,687 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher A. Cotter | 15.1% | 3,514 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brian Pastori | 13.4% | 3,107 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.1% | 33 | |
| Total Votes | 23,223 | |||
| Source: New Bedford Guide, "2013 New Bedford Election Results," accessed November 6, 2013 | ||||
| New Bedford Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Lawrence J. Finnerty Incumbent |
19.9% | 2,682 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack Nobrega Incumbent |
18.5% | 2,486 | |
| Nonpartisan | Josh Amaral |
16.2% | 2,183 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher A. Cotter |
13.8% | 1,856 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria H. Mojica-Mosquea |
13% | 1,750 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brian Pastori |
11.7% | 1,569 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Janson | 7% | 938 | |
| Total Votes | 13,464 | |||
| Source: New Bedford, Massachusetts, "Preliminary Election," accessed October 9, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Nobrega began the race with an existing account balance of $87,998.05 from his previous campaign. He reported $0.00 in contributions and $5,509.06 in expenditures to the City of New Bedford, which left his campaign with $82,488.99 on hand in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Nobrega in the election.
2009
| New Bedford Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | John J. Fletcher Incumbent |
23.9% | 6,268 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lawrence John Finnerty |
22.5% | 5,922 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joaquim "Jack" Nobrega Incumbent |
19.4% | 5,088 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joaquim Jack Livramento |
18.3% | 4,806 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ramona "Mona" C. Silva | 15.7% | 4,114 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 52 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 26,264 | |||
| Source: New Bedford Election Commission, "Municipal Final Results - November 3, 2009 Summary," accessed August 19, 2013 (dead link) | ||||
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Natalie Sherman, South Coast Today, "Observers point to possibility of turnover in New Bedford School Committee election," July 13, 2013
- ↑ Charis Anderson, South Coast Today, "New Bedford field house dedicated to longtime School Committee member Jack Nobrega," May 22, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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