James D. Leary
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James D. Leary is a former at-large member of the Lowell School Committee. He was first elected to the chamber in 2007 and he won re-election in a general election on November 5, 2013. Leary was a 2014 Democratic candidate for the Eighteenth Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
James Leary resides in Lowell, Massachusetts. Leary attended Dean College before graduating from Westfield State University with a B.A. degree in 1990.[2] He began his career as a claims manager for Fresenius Medical Care before founding JDL Insurance Consultants in 2003.[2] In addition, Leary began working for York/Energi as a claims manager in December, 2012.[2]
Elections
2014
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Rady Mom defeated Brian Donovan, Jim Leary and David Ouellette in the Democratic primary. Mom defeated unenrolled candidate Fred Bahou in the general election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Rady Mom |
61.7% | 3,867 | |
| Unenrolled | Fred Bahou | 38.3% | 2,398 | |
| Total Votes | 6,265 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Rady Mom |
29.9% | 648 |
| Jim Leary | 27.4% | 595 |
| Brian Donovan | 26.6% | 577 |
| David Ouellette | 16.1% | 348 |
| Total Votes | 2,168 | |
2013
- See also: Lowell Public Schools elections (2013)
James D. Leary won re-election against six other candidates to one of six at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Lowell Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | James D. Leary Incumbent |
15.9% | 6,418 | |
| Nonpartisan | David J. Conway Incumbent |
15.8% | 6,366 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steven Gendron |
15.8% | 6,365 | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie A. Martin Incumbent |
13.7% | 5,518 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kimberly A. Scott Incumbent |
13.4% | 5,385 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kristin Ross-Sitawich Incumbent |
13.1% | 5,262 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert J. Gignac Incumbent | 12.1% | 4,881 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 64 | |
| Total Votes | 40,259 | |||
| Source: The City of Lowell, "2013 Municipal Election Results (*Official*)," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
Funding
James D. Leary began the race with an existing debt of $2,944.00 from his previous campaigns. He reported $4,083.00 in contributions and $4,325.00 in expenditures to the Lowell Election and Census Office, which left his campaign with $3,186.00 in debt.[4]
Endorsements
James D. Leary received an endorsement for his campaign from the Lowell Sun.[5]
2011
| Lowell Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kimberly A. Scott |
15% | 5,104 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kristin Ross-Sitcawich |
14.4% | 4,904 | |
| Nonpartisan | David J. Conway Incumbent |
14.1% | 4,808 | |
| Nonpartisan | James D. Leary Incumbent |
13.4% | 4,543 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert J. Gignac |
11.7% | 3,970 | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie A. Martin Incumbent |
10.7% | 3,635 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jaqueline Doherty Incumbent | 10.5% | 3,556 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alison Laraba Incumbent | 10.1% | 3,419 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 49 | |
| Total Votes | 33,988 | |||
| Source: City of Lowell Election and Census Office, "2011 Municipal Election Results," accessed September 16, 2013 | ||||
2009
| Lowell Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | David J. Conway Incumbent |
15.9% | 7,355 | |
| Nonpartisan | John J. Leahy Incumbent |
15.7% | 7,275 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jaqueline Doherty Incumbent |
15.5% | 7,179 | |
| Nonpartisan | James D. Leary Incumbent |
15.3% | 7,095 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alison Laraba |
15% | 6,942 | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie A. Martin Incumbent |
14.7% | 6,825 | |
| Nonpartisan | Regina M. Faticanti Incumbent | 7.7% | 3,585 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 88 | |
| Total Votes | 46,344 | |||
| Source: City of Lowell Election and Census Office, "2009 Municipal Election Results," accessed September 16, 2013 | ||||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "James + Leary + Lowell + Public + School"
See also
- Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Massachusetts House of Representatives Eighteenth Middlesex District
- Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Massachusetts State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 Democratic Primary Candidates," accessed June 28, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 LinkedIn, "Jim Leary," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ The City of Lowell, "Campaign Finance Reports - 2013," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Lowell Sun, "On board with Gendron on School Committee," October 29, 2013
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