Matt Hills (Massachusetts)
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Matthew "Matt" Hills was the Ward 7 member of the Newton School Committee. He was first elected to the chamber in 2009, and he served until January 2018 as he did not file to run for another term in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Hills earned a B.A. from Brandeis University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. Throughout his career, he has worked in the consulting, investment banking, and private equity industries.[1] Hills also worked as a managing director at LLM Capital Partners.[2]
Elections
2015
- See also: Newton Public Schools elections (2015)
The Newton School Committee consists of nine members, eight of whom are elected to two-year terms. The ninth member and chair of the board is the Mayor of Newton. The other eight members of the board are elected at large, although each member represents a different ward in the school district. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. All eight seats were on the ballot in 2015.[3]
All incumbents sought re-election; only two saw challengers on the ballot. Ward 2 incumbent Margaret L. Albright defeated Cyrus Vaghar, while Ward 5 incumbent Steven Siegel won re-election against Susan Huffman.[4]
The following incumbents won re-election unopposed: Ellen P. Gibson in Ward 1, Angela Pitter-Wright in Ward 3, Diana Fisher Gomberg in Ward 4, Ruth E. Goldman in Ward 6, Matt Hills in Ward 7, and Margie Ross Decter in Ward 8.[4]
Results
| Newton School Committee, Ward 7, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Matt Hills Incumbent |
98.9% | 4,534 |
| Write-in votes | 1.11% | 51 |
| Total Votes | 4,585 | |
| Source: Newton Election Commission, "November 3, 2015 Official Results," accessed December 17, 2015 | ||
Funding
The Newton Election Commission 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.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Hills in the election.
2013
- See also: Newton Public Schools elections (2013)
Hills ran unopposed to keep his Ward 7 seat in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Newton Public Schools, Ward 7 General Election, 2-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Matt Hills Incumbent |
99.2% | 5,548 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.8% | 46 | |
| Total Votes | 5,594 | |||
| Source: Newton, Massachusetts, "Official Results - November 5, 2013," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Hills reported no 2013 contributions or expenditures and an existing balance of $65.68 to the Newton Election Commission, which left his campaign with $65.68 on hand.[5]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Hills in the election.
2011
| Newton Public Schools, Ward 7 General Election, 2-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Matt Hills Incumbent |
99.6% | 4,544 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 20 | |
| Total Votes | 4,564 | |||
| Source: Newton, Massachusetts, "City of Newton November 8, 2011 Municipal Election Official Results," accessed November 19, 2013 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Newton Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
Footnotes
- ↑ Melanie Graham, Newton Patch, "Meet the Candidate: School Committee, Ward 7," November 4, 2011
- ↑ Newton Public Schools, "Current Members," accessed November 20, 2013
- ↑ Daniel Anderson, "Email correspondence with the Newton Election Commission," March 6, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 City of Newton, "Elections," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Newton, Massachusetts, "Form CPF M 102: Campaign Finance Report," accessed November 20, 2013
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