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Matthew Miller (Massachusetts)
Matthew Miller is the Ward 8 representative on the Newton Public Schools school board in Massachusetts. Miller won a first term in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
- See also: Newton Public Schools elections (2017)
Eight seats on the Newton Public Schools School Committee were up for general election on November 7, 2017. All nine seats on the board were up for election. The ninth seat on the board was held by the mayor of Newton, but was not covered by Ballotpedia as the city fell outside of municipal elections coverage.[1][2]
In the race for the open Ward 1 seat, Bridget Ray-Canada defeated Kathleen Marchi. In Ward 2, incumbent Margaret Albright won re-election, defeating former candidate Cyrus Vaghar, whom she had previously defeated in 2015. Anping Shen won the race for the open Ward 3 seat, defeating Eileen Sandberg. Incumbents Diana Fisher Gomberg, Steven Siegel, and Ruth Goldman ran unopposed for the Ward 4, 5, and 6 seats, respectively, and newcomer Kathleen Shields ran unopposed for the open Ward 7 seat. The race for the open Ward 8 seat was won by Matthew Miller. He defeated Gail Spector in the general election.[3][4]
Results
| Newton Public Schools, Ward 8 General Election, 2-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Matthew Miller |
55.37% | 8,862 |
| Gail Spector | 44.48% | 7,119 |
| Write-in votes | 0.14% | 23 |
| Total Votes | 16,004 | |
| Source: City of Newton, "11/07/17 Local Election Official Results," accessed December 8, 2017 | ||
Funding
Miller began the race with an existing account balance of $923.24 from his previous campaign. He reported $16,905.15 in contributions and $16,666.33 in expenditures to Newton Elections Office, which left his campaign with $1,162.06 on hand in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Miller was endorsed by the following organizations and elected officials:[6]
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Miller was also endorsed by former officials and community members. Click here for a list of his supporters.
Campaign themes
2017
Miller highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | Ensure Reasonable Class Sizes
Support the Whole Child
Update and Maintain School Buildings
Budget and Superintendent Accountability
Improve the connection between the School Committee and the Community
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| —Matthew Miller (2017)[8] | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Newton, "2017 Municipal Election Calendar," accessed February 2, 2017
- ↑ Newton Public Schools, "About School Committee," accessed July 24, 2017
- ↑ City of Newton, "Elections: Local Election - November 7, 2017," accessed July 26, 2017
- ↑ City of Newton, "Unofficial Results November 7, 2017," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Newton Elections Office, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 31, 2017
- ↑ Matthew Miller School Committee, "Endorsements," accessed November 1, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Matthew Miller School Committee, "Priorities," accessed November 1, 2017
| Newton Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Middlesex County, Massachusetts | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Ward 1: • Kathleen Marchi • Bridget Ray-Canada Ward 2: • Incumbent, Margaret Albright • Cyrus Karl Ward 3: • Eileen Sandberg • Anping Shen Ward 4: • Incumbent, Diana Fisher Gomberg Ward 5: • Incumbent, Steven Siegel Ward 6: • Incumbent, Ruth Goldman Ward 7: • Kathleen Shields Ward 8: • Matthew Miller • Gail Spector |
| Important information: | What's at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
