Lawrence J. Finnerty
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Lawrence J. Finnerty was an at-large member of the New Bedford School Committee. He was first elected to the chamber in 2009, and he served through 2017 as he did not file to run for re-election in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Finnerty earned a bachelor's degree in history, an M.Ed in guidance and counseling, and a C.A.G.S. and Ed.D. in educational leadership. During his career as an educator, he served as both an education consultant and as an assistant superintendent.[1]
Elections
2013
Lawrence J. Finnerty, Jack Nobrega, 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.[2] Another challenger, Michael Janson, finished in last place in the primary and did not continue on to the general election.
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
Finnerty began the race with an existing account balance of $4,964.40 from his previous campaign. He reported $800.00 in contributions and $400.44 in expenditures to the City of New Bedford, which left his campaign with $5,363.96 on hand in the election.[3]
Endorsements
Lawrence Finnerty received an endorsement for his campaign from The Standard-Times.[4]
2009
| New Bedford Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | John Fletcher Incumbent |
23.9% | 6,268 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lawrence J. Finnerty |
22.6% | 5,922 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack Nobrega Incumbent |
19.4% | 5,088 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joaquim Livramento |
18.3% | 4,806 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ramona C. Silva | 15.7% | 4,114 | |
| Total Votes | 26,198 | |||
| Source: New Bedford Election Commission, "Municipal Final Results - November 3, 2009 School Committee ," accessed October 10, 2013 (dead link) | ||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ SouthCoastToday, "Dr. Lawrence J. Finnerty, candidate, New Bedford School Committee," September 9, 2009
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ South Coast Today, "Our View: School Committee endorsements," November 3, 2013
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