Kevin Aguiar
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Kevin Aguiar is an at-large representative on the Fall River Public Schools school board in Massachusetts. Aguiar won a first term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Aguiar previously served on the Fall River School Committee from 2002 to 2009. He also previously served as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the Seventh Bristol District from 2009 to 2013.[1]
Biography
Aguiar has experience working as a guidance counselor. He served as a member of the Azorean Cultural Society, the Corky Row Club, the Fall River Youth Soccer League, the FR Racing Pigeon Club, the Maplewood Independent Youth Baseball League, the Massachusetts Mental Health Counselor Association, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, and the Niagara Neighborhood Association.[2]
Elections
2017
Six seats on the Fall River Public Schools School Committee in Massachusetts were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbents Paul Coogan, Mark Costa, and Joseph Martins won their re-election bids along with challengers Kevin Aguiar, Joshua Hetzler, and Thomas Khoury. Challengers Amy M. Blanchette, David Cowen Jr., Susan Gancarski Dunse, Kristen Gauvin, Crystal Stone, and Jessica Wong were defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017. Challenger Sean Connell was defeated in the primary election on September 12, 2017.[3][4] Wong unofficially withdrew from the race in October 2017, but her name still appeared on the ballot.[5][6]
All seven seats on the school committee were up for election. The seventh seat was held by the mayor of Fall River, but was not covered by Ballotpedia as the city fell outside of municipal elections coverage.[3]
Results
| Fall River Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year terms, 2017 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Paul Coogan Incumbent |
13.91% | 7,393 |
| Mark Costa Incumbent |
11.68% | 6,208 |
| Joseph Martins Incumbent |
10.90% | 5,795 |
| Kevin Aguiar |
10.53% | 5,598 |
| Joshua Hetzler |
9.91% | 5,269 |
| Thomas Khoury |
9.60% | 5,099 |
| Kristen Gauvin | 8.47% | 4,503 |
| Amy M. Blanchette | 6.61% | 3,511 |
| Jessica Wong | 5.50% | 2,924 |
| Crystal Stone | 5.49% | 2,919 |
| Susan Gancarski Dunse | 4.50% | 2,394 |
| David Cowen Jr. | 2.84% | 1,510 |
| Write-in votes | 0.04% | 19 |
| Total Votes | 53,142 | |
| Source: Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Elizabeth Camara," December 2, 2017 | ||
| Fall River Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 2-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kevin Aguiar |
13.12% | 4,106 |
| Paul Coogan Incumbent |
12.84% | 4,018 |
| Joseph Martins Incumbent |
11.47% | 3,592 |
| Mark Costa Incumbent |
11.23% | 3,515 |
| Joshua Hetzler |
8.74% | 2,737 |
| Thomas Khoury |
8.47% | 2,650 |
| Kristen Gauvin |
6.34% | 1,986 |
| Amy M. Blanchette |
6.09% | 1,908 |
| Jessica Wong |
5.57% | 1,743 |
| Crystal Stone |
5.10% | 1,598 |
| Susan Gancarski Dunse |
4.28% | 1,339 |
| David Cowen Jr. |
3.43% | 1,073 |
| Sean Connell | 3.32% | 1,040 |
| Total Votes | 31,305 | |
| Source: Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Elizabeth Camara, Fall River Elections," October 6, 2017 | ||
Funding
The City of Fall River 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.
2012
Aguiar was defeated by Alan Silvia in the Democratic primary on September 6, 2012. The race went to a recount, and Silvia was declared the winner by 26 votes.[7]
Results
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Alan Silvia |
50.3% | 2,153 |
| Kevin Aguiar Incumbent | 49.7% | 2,127 |
| Total Votes | 4,280 | |
2010
Aguiar won re-election to the Seventh Bristol seat in 2010. He defeated C.J. Ferry (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[8] To get to the general election, Aguiar defeated Alan Silvia in the Democratic primary on September 14, 2010.[9]
Results
| Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, Seventh Bristol District (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kevin Aguiar (D)
|
5,042 | |||
| C.J. Ferry (R) | 1,777 | |||
| Massachusetts House of Representatives Democratic Primary Democratic Primary, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kevin Aguiar Incumbent |
53.9% | 1,955 |
| Alan Silvia | 46.1% | 1,675 |
| Total Votes | 3,630 | |
Funding
In 2010, Aguiar received $68,892 in campaign donations. The largest donors are listed below.[10]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Kevin Aguiar's campaign in 2010 | |
| Massachusetts Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Tabacaria Acoriana Fundraiser Event | $1,810 |
| Massachusetts Police Association | $1,000 |
| Rapoza, Daniel | $1,000 |
| Manning, Kevin P | $950 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $68,892 |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Aguiar won re-election for the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the Seventh Bristol district.[11]
Results
| Massachusetts House of Representatives - Seventh Bristol district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kevin Aguiar (D)
|
9,217 | |||
| CJ Ferry (R) | 2,206 | |||
| All Others | 6 | |||
| Blanks | 1,011 | |||
Funding
Aguiar raised $39,253 in the 2008 election cycle.
His major contributors are listed below.[12]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts Democratic Party | $1,500 |
| Express Painting | $1,200 |
| 11 different donors | $500 |
State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Aguiar served on the following committees:
- Public Service Joint Committee
- Revenue Joint Committee, Vice Chair
- State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint Committee
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Fall River Wicked Local, "Kevin Aguiar is the incumbent state respresentive seeking re-election to the 7th Bristol District seat," August 28, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Aguiar
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Herald News, "Final day to file: Preliminary Fall River school board election is a go," August 8, 2017
- ↑ The Herald News, "Results of Fall River preliminary election," September 12, 2017
- ↑ The Herald News, "Wong removes herself from consideration for Fall River School Committee," October 17, 2017
- ↑ The Herald News, "Fall River City Election results 2017," November 7, 2017
- ↑ The Herald News, "Rep. Aguiar's challenge of 7th Bristol District remains stalled," accessed September 17, 2012
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Secretary of State of Massachusetts, "2010 Primary Results"
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Massachusetts 2010 - Candidates," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes For Massachusetts State Election - November 4, 2008," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts House donor numbers
| Fall River Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
| Election date: | Primary election: September 12, 2017 • General election November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Paul Coogan • Incumbent, Mark Costa • Incumbent, Joseph Martins • Kevin Aguiar • Amy M. Blanchette • Sean Connell • David Cowen Jr. • Susan Gancarski Dunse • Kristen Gauvin • Joshua Hetzler • Thomas Khoury • Crystal Stone • Jessica Wong |
| Important information: | What's at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Massachusetts House of Representatives Bristol 7 2009–2013 |
Succeeded by Alan Silvia (D) |
