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LaMar Cook
LaMar Cook was a candidate for at-large representative on the Springfield Public Schools school board in Massachusetts. Cook was defeated in the at-large primary election on September 19, 2017.
Elections
2017
Six of the seven seats on the Springfield Public Schools School Committee in Massachusetts were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Denise M. Hurst and newcomer LaTonia Naylor won election, defeating James Ferrera III and Ryan Hess for the at-large seats. Incumbent Barbara Gresham defeated Stephanie Murchison-Brown for the District 2 seat. Newcomer Maria Perez and incumbent Christopher Collins ran unopposed and won the District 1 and 3 seats, respectively. The District 4 race was won by incumbent Peter Murphy; he defeated challenger Zaida Govan.[1][2][3][4]
A primary election was held for the at-large and District 2 seats on September 19, 2017. Four candidates advanced to the general election from the at-large primary, and two candidates advanced from the District 2 primary.[1] James Anziano, LaMar Cook, Joesiah Gonzalez, and Michael Kocmiersky were defeated in the at-large primary, and Giselle Vizcarrondo was defeated in the District 2 primary.[3]
Results
| Springfield Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Denise M. Hurst Incumbent |
27.15% | 2,538 |
| James Ferrera III |
18.09% | 1,691 |
| LaTonia Naylor |
16.81% | 1,571 |
| Ryan Hess |
11.35% | 1,061 |
| LaMar Cook | 8.28% | 774 |
| Joesiah Gonzalez | 8.26% | 772 |
| James Anziano | 5.58% | 522 |
| Michael Kocmiersky | 4.23% | 395 |
| Write-in votes | 0.26% | 24 |
| Total Votes | 9,348 | |
| Source: Springfield Election Office, "Returns: Sept. 19, 2017 Preliminary Election," September 19, 2017 | ||
Funding
Cook reported no contributions or expenditures to the City of Springfield for the primary election.[5]
Campaign themes
2017
Cook highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | EDUCATE
GRADUATE
SUCCEED
|
” |
| —LaMar Cook (2017)[7] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Springfield Public Schools, Massachusetts
- Springfield Public Schools, Massachusetts elections (2017)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mass Live, "Here's who qualified for the 2017 Springfield School Committee election," August 2, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Gladys Oyola, City of Springfield, Massachusetts," August 3, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Springfield Election Office, "Returns: Sept. 19, 2017 Preliminary Election," September 19, 2017
- ↑ City of Springfield, "Returns: Nov. 7, 2017 Municipal Election," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ City of Springfield, "Campaign Finance Reporting," accessed October 31, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote LaMar Cook School Committee, "Platform," accessed September 11, 2017
| Springfield Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Hampden County, Massachusetts | |
| Election date: | Primary election: September 19, 2017 • General election: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Denise M. Hurst • James Anziano • LaMar Cook • James Ferrera III • Joesiah Gonzalez • Ryan Hess • Michael Kocmiersky • LaTonia Naylor District 1: • Maria Perez District 2: • Incumbent, Barbara Gresham • Stephanie Murchison-Brown • Giselle Vizcarrondo District 3: • Incumbent, Christopher Collins District 4: • Incumbent, Peter Murphy • Zaida Govan |
| Important information: | What's at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
