Patricia M. Capano
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Patricia M. Capano was an at-large member of the Lynn School Committee. She was first elected to the chamber in 1997, and she served through 2017. She did not file to run for election in 2017.[1]
Biography
Capano graduated from St. Mary's High School and attended Salem State College before beginning her career as a family advocate for children with acute trauma and chronic disabilities at Tufts Medical Center. Capano also served as a Eucharistic minister at a local church.[2]
Elections
2015
- See also: Lynn Public Schools elections (2015)
The Lynn School Committee consists of seven members, six of whom are elected to two-year terms. The seventh member and chair of the board is the Mayor of Lynn. The other six members of the board are elected at large by the district as a whole. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. Incumbents Donna Coppola (D), John Ford Jr. (D), Patricia M. Capano (D), and Maria O. Carrasco (D) won re-election, while Lorraine Gately (D) and Jared Nicholson (D) joined the board. They defeated Dolores Jean DiFillipo (D), Natasha Megie-Maddrey (D), June Natola (R), and Michael Ouk (I).
While the school committee is a nonpartisan office, candidate filings for this election included the party enrollment of each candidate. Eight Democrats, one Republican, and one unenrolled candidate filed for the at-large race. A primary election was not necessary because all 10 candidates appeared on a joint ballot in the general election.[3]
Results
| Lynn School Committee, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Donna Coppola Incumbent |
13.4% | 4,560 |
| John Ford Jr. Incumbent |
12.5% | 4,257 |
| Lorraine Gately |
12.5% | 4,248 |
| Jared Nicholson |
11.9% | 4,024 |
| Patricia Capano Incumbent |
11.4% | 3,867 |
| Maria Carrasco Incumbent |
10.9% | 3,712 |
| Dolores Jean DiFillipo | 9.1% | 3,104 |
| Michael Ouk | 8.5% | 2,867 |
| June Natola | 5.2% | 1,762 |
| Natasha Megie-Maddrey | 4.3% | 1,451 |
| Write-in votes | 0.22% | 74 |
| Total Votes | 33,926 | |
| Source: City of Lynn, "Municipal Election: Lynn, MA," accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Funding
Capano reported no contributions or expenditures to the Lynn City Clerk as of October 28, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Capano in the election.
| Candidate forum, July 29, 2015 |
2013
- See also: Lynn Public Schools elections (2013)
Capano and her fellow incumbents defeated challengers Stanley H. Wotring, Jr., Lorraine Gately, and Melissa L. Romaniello to win six at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Lynn Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Donna M. Coppola Incumbent |
15.4% | 7,314 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia M. Capano Incumbent |
13.7% | 6,481 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charlie N. Gallo Incumbent |
13.7% | 6,478 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard B. Starbard Incumbent |
13.3% | 6,306 | |
| Nonpartisan | John E. Ford, Jr. Incumbent |
12.8% | 6,090 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria O. Carrasco Incumbent |
11.7% | 5,554 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lorraine Gately | 11.5% | 5,449 | |
| Nonpartisan | Melissa L. Romaniello | 4.2% | 2,008 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stanley H. Wotring, Jr. | 3.6% | 1,695 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.1% | 71 | |
| Total Votes | 47,446 | |||
| Source: City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report: Municipal Election - November 5, 2013, Lynn, MA," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
| Lynn Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 2-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Donna M. Coppola Incumbent |
14.6% | 3,546 | |
| Nonpartisan | John E. Ford, Jr. Incumbent |
13.9% | 3,365 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charlie N. Gallo Incumbent |
13.8% | 3,343 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia M. Capano Incumbent |
13.4% | 3,245 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard B. Starbard Incumbent |
13.2% | 3,210 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria O. Carrasco Incumbent |
12.5% | 3,031 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lorraine Gately |
11.2% | 2,725 | |
| Nonpartisan | Melissa L. Romaniello |
4% | 959 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stanley H. Wotring, Jr. |
3.2% | 780 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 55 | |
| Total Votes | 24,259 | |||
| Source: City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report: Primary Election - September 17, 2013," accessed September 20, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Capano reported $2,820.00 in contributions and $2,598.37 in expenditures to the Lynn Elections Office, which left her campaign with $221.63 on hand in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Capano in the election.
2011
| Lynn Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard B. Starbard Incumbent |
14.1% | 4,770 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charlie N. Gallo |
13.8% | 4,666 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia M. Capano Incumbent |
12.8% | 4,339 | |
| Nonpartisan | John E. Ford, Jr. Incumbent |
12.4% | 4,199 | |
| Nonpartisan | Donna M. Coppola Incumbent |
12.1% | 4,100 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria O. Carrasco Incumbent |
11.8% | 3,971 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vincent J. Spirito Incumbent | 11.4% | 3,851 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dolores J. DiFillipo | 11.3% | 3,810 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 67 | |
| Total Votes | 33,773 | |||
| Source: City of Lynn, "Election Summary Report: Municipal Election - November 8, 2011," accessed September 20, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2013
Capano's campaign website listed the following campaign themes for 2013:
| “ | For each and every term, Capano has been fought for the educational rights of Lynn school children. Student achievement, accountability and fiscal stewardship have been critic throughout her terms on the Lynn School Committee.[6] | ” |
| —Patricia M. Capano (2013)[7] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Lynn Public Schools, Massachusetts
- Lynn Public Schools Elections (2013)
- Lynn 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)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Mary Jules," City of Lynn Election Coordinator, June 28, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Patricia Capano," accessed September 20, 2013
- ↑ LynnCam TV, "School Committee," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Lynn City Clerk, "Campaign Finance Report Archives 2015-2010," accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ City of Lynn, "Campaign Finance Report Archive | 2013 - 2010," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "About," accessed September 20, 2013
| 2015 Lynn Public Schools Elections | |
| Essex County, Massachusetts | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Patricia M. Capano • Incumbent, Maria O. Carrasco • Incumbent, Donna M. Coppola • Incumbent, John E. Ford, Jr. • Dolores Jean DiFillipo • Lorraine Gately • Natasha Megie-Maddrey • June Natola • Jared Nicholson • Michael Ouk |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
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