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Nancy Tessier
Nancy Tessier was an at-large representative on the Manchester School District school board in New Hampshire. Tessier was initially appointed to the position in 2015, before being elected later that year. She stepped down in August 2018 for personal reasons.[1]
Tessier was first appointed to the board by the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen on April 21, 2015, to fill the seat vacated by David M. Wihby's resignation.[2]
Biography
Nancy Tessier is a resident of Manchester, New Hampshire. Tessier earned her B.A. degree from New England College and her master's degree in education and administration from Rivier College.
Prior to her retirement, she worked as the director of the student teacher program at Southern New Hampshire University and as a teacher, assistant principal, principal and assistant superintendent in the Manchester School District. She also previously served as a board member and as the chair of the school board for the North Country Supervisory Union in Vermont.[3]
Elections
2017
All 14 seats on the Manchester School District Board of School Committee in New Hampshire were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Twelve seats were elected by district and the remaining two were elected at large. All 14 incumbents filed to run for re-election. Primary elections for Wards 6 and 12 were held on September 19, 2017.[4]
Incumbents Richard Girard and Nancy Tessier were the only candidates to file to run for the district's two at-large seats and won re-election. In Ward 1, incumbent Sarah S. Ambrogi defeated former candidate Joseph Lachance. Incumbent Debra G. Langton lost to challenger David Scannell for the Ward 2 seat. Incumbent Mary Ngwanda Georges defeated Phillip Harris to retain her Ward 3 seat. Ward 4 incumbent Leslie Want defeated former candidate Mark Flanders. In Ward 5, former board member Kathy Staub was unsuccessful in her challenge against incumbent Lisa M. Freeman to reclaim a seat on the board.[4] Ward 6 incumbent Dan Bergeron defeated challenger Jon DiPietro. They defeated Ernesto Pinder in the primary election.[5][6]
Incumbent Ross Terrio won against challenger Ethan Moorhouse to retain his seat in Ward 7. In Ward 8, former candidate Jimmy Lehoux defeated incumbent Erika Connors. Incumbent Arthur J. Beaudry was the only one to file for the Ward 9 seat and won unnopposed in the election. Ward 10 incumbent John B. Avard defeated newcomer Thomas McGee. In Ward 11, incumbent Katie Desrochers won with 74 percent of the vote against Alexander Avery.[4] Incumbent Constance Van Houten was defeated by newcomer Kelley Anne Thomas. They advanced to the Ward 12 general election after defeating Carlos Gonzalez for the seat.[5][6]
Results
| Manchester School District, At-Large General Election, 2-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Nancy Tessier Incumbent |
53.18% | 12,815 |
| Richard Girard Incumbent |
45.71% | 11,015 |
| Write-in votes | 1.12% | 269 |
| Total Votes | 24,099 | |
| Source: Manchester, NH, "Non-Partisan Municipal General Election, November 7, 2017 - Official Results," accessed November 13, 2017 | ||
2015
Opposition
The election in Manchester featured 14 of the 15 seats on the board up for general election on November 3, 2015. The last seat, held by Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas at the time of the election, was elected separately on the ballot. A primary election was held on September 15, 2015, to narrow down the number of candidates to two per seat in each race for the general election. Wards 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 12 held primary elections.
In the at-large race, incumbents Kathy Staub and Nancy Tessier ran against challengers Richard Girard and Joseph Lachance for two seats. Tessier and Girard won the two seats.
Nine board members faced competition in their re-election bids, while another three ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats. The elections in Wards 4 and 5 did not feature any incumbents. Neither Ward 4 member Amy L. Bradley nor Ward 5 member Ted Rokas filed for re-election.
Several rematches from the 2013 election took place, including Ward 2 member Debra G. Langton and challenger Sarah L. Browning, Ward 6 member Dan Bergeron and challenger Bill Hughen, and Ward 12 member Constance Van Houten and challenger Christine Duffley. The Ward 12 race also featured former board member Roger Beauchamp.
Results
| Manchester School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nancy Tessier Incumbent |
33.6% | 9,583 |
| Richard Girard |
25.8% | 7,362 |
| Kathy Staub Incumbent | 23.5% | 6,714 |
| Joseph Lachance | 16.8% | 4,794 |
| Write-in votes | 0.22% | 63 |
| Total Votes | 28,516 | |
| Source: Manchester City Clerk, "Official Election Results," accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Funding
Tessier reported no contributions or expenditures to the Manchester City Clerk during the election.[7]
Endorsements
Tessier received a recommendation from the Manchester Education Association.[8]
Recent news
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See also
- Manchester School District, New Hampshire
- Manchester School District elections (2017)
- Manchester School District elections (2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Tessier resigns seat on Manchester school board," August 28, 2018
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Ex-principal to fill seat left by Wihby on school board," April 21, 2015
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on August 10, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Office of the City Clerk - Manchester, NH, "Filings for Non-partisan Municipal Election," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Manchester Ink Link, "Manchester Primary Election results," accessed September 19, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 WMUR 9, "2017 city election results for Manchester, New Hampshire," November 7, 2017
- ↑ Manchester City Clerk, "Campaign Finance Reports Filed by Candidate," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Information received in a phone call to Ballotpedia from a Manchester Education Association spokesperson on October 29, 2015
