Jessica Murphy
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Jessica Murphy was a candidate for at-large representative on the Lynn Public Schools school board in Massachusetts. Murphy was defeated in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
- See also: Lynn Public Schools elections (2017)
Six seats on the Lynn Public Schools School Committee were up for general election on November 7, 2017. All seven seats on the school committee were up for election. The seventh seat on the school committee was automatically held by the mayor of Lynn, who was also up for election. Ballotpedia did not cover the mayoral race as it fell outside of municipal elections coverage.[1] Incumbents Donna M. Coppola, John E. Ford Jr., Lorraine Gately, and Jared Nicholson and newcomers Michael A. Satterwhite and Brian Castellanos won the election, defeating challengers Cherish Casey, Elizabeth Rosario Gervacio, Natasha Megie-Maddrey, and Jessica Murphy. All 10 candidates advanced from the primary election on September 12, 2017.[2][3][4]
The school committee election was nonpartisan, but candidate filings included the party enrollment of each candidate. Every candidate except Jessica Murphy identified as a Democrat. Murphy was not enrolled with a political party.[2]
Results
| Lynn Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Donna M. Coppola Incumbent |
15.22% | 6,630 |
| John E. Ford Jr. Incumbent |
14.84% | 6,465 |
| Lorraine Gately Incumbent |
12.79% | 5,573 |
| Jared Nicholson Incumbent |
10.83% | 4,719 |
| Michael A. Satterwhite |
10.20% | 4,443 |
| Brian Castellanos |
10.02% | 4,367 |
| Elizabeth Rosario Gervacio | 8.11% | 3,532 |
| Natasha Megie-Maddrey | 6.58% | 2,868 |
| Jessica Murphy | 5.93% | 2,583 |
| Cherish Casey | 5.17% | 2,254 |
| Write-in votes | 0.32% | 138 |
| Total Votes | 43,572 | |
| Source: City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report Municipal Election Lynn, MA," accessed December 4, 2017 | ||
| Lynn Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 2-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Donna M. Coppola Incumbent |
18.05% | 3,102 |
| Lorraine Gately Incumbent |
15.39% | 2,645 |
| John E. Ford Jr. Incumbent |
13.86% | 2,382 |
| Brian Castellanos |
10.64% | 1,828 |
| Jared Nicholson Incumbent |
10.39% | 1,786 |
| Michael A. Satterwhite |
8.68% | 1,492 |
| Jessica Murphy |
6.59% | 1,132 |
| Elizabeth Rosario Gervacio |
6.42% | 1,103 |
| Natasha Megie-Maddrey |
5.57% | 957 |
| Cherish Casey |
4.01% | 689 |
| Write-in votes | 0.4% | 68 |
| Total Votes | 17,184 | |
| Source: City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report: Preliminary Election," accessed September 12, 2017 | ||
Funding
Murphy reported no contributions or expenditures to the Lynn City Elections and Voting Department in the election.[5]
Campaign themes
2017
Murphy highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:
| “ | I have lived in Lynn for almost 3 years, and have a 5 year old who will be attending public school in the fall. The state of the public schools in Lynn can make or break our city. I am invested in our schools, so that our children can become successful members of our community. It all starts with education, and our kids deserve the best education we are able to provide. Its time to put the future of our children first.
I truly believe that we need to get the students involved in the community. They need to take ownership of their neighborhoods, and their city. They will have larger goals to work toward, and will help build the future of Lynn. All of these students have the potential to be future leaders, we need to work hard to develop each student to their highest potential. Stronger Schools = Stronger Community[6] |
” |
| —Jessica Murphy (2017)[7] | ||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Lynn Elections Office, "City of Lynn Political Calendar For 2017," accessed June 28, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Mary Jules," City of Lynn Election Coordinator, June 28, 2017
- ↑ City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report: Preliminary Election," accessed September 12, 2017
- ↑ City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report Municipal Election Lynn, MA," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Lynn City Elections and Voting, "2017 Campaign Finance Reports," accessed January 25, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Jessica Murphy for Lynn School Committee - Stronger Schools, Stronger Community: About page," accessed August 11, 2017
