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Maria H. Mojica-Mosquea
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Maria H. Mojica-Mosquea was a candidate for the New Bedford School Committee. She passed through the primary election on October 8 but lost in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Maria Mojica-Mosquea resides in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Mojica-Mosquea graduated from New Bedford High School and earned her B.A. degree from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, where she is currently studying for her Master's degree in Education.[1][2] She is employed as a resident service coordinator by the New Bedford Housing Authority.[3]
Elections
2013
Maria Mojica-Mosquea ran unsuccessfully against five other candidates for one of three at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013. 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
Mojica-Mosquea began the race with an existing account balance of $545.00 from her previous campaign. She reported $2,189.58 in contributions and $1,131.32 in expenditures to the City of New Bedford, which left her campaign with $1,603.38 on hand.[4]
Endorsements
Maria Mojica-Mosquea received endorsements for her campaign from the Coalition for Social Justice, New Bedford Democratic City Committee and The Standard-Times.[5][2][6]
Campaign themes
Mojica-Mosquea's campaign website listed the following campaign themes for 2013:[1]
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Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Maria + Mojica-Mosquea + New + Bedford + Public + School"
See also
External links
Additional reading
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Facebook, "About," accessed October 11, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richard M. Drolet, South Coast Today, "Endorsement: School Committee," November 1, 2013
- ↑ Facebook, "Maria Mojica-Mosquea for School Committee," accessed October 11, 2013
- ↑ City of New Bedford, "Campaign Disclosures," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Coalition for Social Justice," accessed October 11, 2013
- ↑ South Coast Today, "Our View: School Committee endorsements," November 3, 2013
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