Robert Hallowell
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Robert Hallowell is an at-large representative on the Nashua Board of Education. Hallowell won re-election in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Hallowell was first elected to the board in 2007.
Biography
Robert Hallowell is a resident of Nashua, New Hampshire. Hallowell earned a B.S. degree in meteorology from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. He started his career as an air quality meteorologist with Camp, Dresser & McKee in 1985. Since 1986, he has worked as associate staff for the MIT Lincoln Laboratory.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Nashua School District elections (2015)
The election in Nashua featured five of the nine seats on the board up for general election on November 3, 2015.[2] Incumbents Robert Hallowell, William Mosher and Elizabeth Van Twuyver, along with newcomers Howard Coffman and Doris Hohensee, officially ran unopposed and won the five at-large seats.
After the filing deadline, the following residents announced their intention to run write-in campaigns as a slate for the Nashua Board of Education: Ray Guarino, Donald Jean, Gwen Mikailov, Allison Nutting and Atlant Schmidt.[3] According to the New Hampshire Union Leader, the write-in candidates began their campaign due to a school board decision "to privatize the school district's custodial work in an effort to save money." This decision received significant criticism from the Nashua Labor Coalition, which endorsed the write-in slate.[4]
Fellow incumbents Steven Haas and Kimberly Smith Muise did not file for re-election. Nashua's 2009 and 2011 races also featured all unopposed candidates, although the 2013 election was contested.
Results
| Nashua School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Doris Hohensee |
12.7% | 5,968 |
| Robert Hallowell Incumbent |
12.1% | 5,692 |
| William Mosher Incumbent |
12.0% | 5,633 |
| Elizabeth Van Twuyver Incumbent |
11.6% | 5,431 |
| Howard Coffman |
10.7% | 5,039 |
| Allison Nutting (write-in) | 8.6% | 4,030 |
| Ray Guarino (write-in) | 8.3% | 3,887 |
| Gwen Mikailov (write-in) | 8.1% | 3,795 |
| Atlant Schmidt (write-in) | 8.1% | 3,782 |
| Donald Jean (write-in) | 7.9% | 3,718 |
| Total Votes | 46,975 | |
| Source: Nashua Board of Aldermen, "Board of Aldermen - 11/10/2015," November 11, 2015 | ||
Funding
Hallowell reported no contributions or expenditures to the Nashua City Clerk during the election.[5]
Endorsements
Hallowell did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
2011
| Nashua School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kimberly Smith Muise |
21.8% | 4,589 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steven Haas Incumbent |
20.2% | 4,253 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Hallowell Incumbent |
20% | 4,225 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Mosher Incumbent |
19.3% | 4,074 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elizabeth Van Twuyver |
18.7% | 3,933 | |
| Total Votes | 21,074 | |||
| Source: Nashua, New Hampshire, "Official Results -- Municipal Election -- Nashua, NH -- November 8, 2011," accessed August 1, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Hallowell published his goals for the 2015-2016 school year on his office website:
| “ | Mr. Hallowell's goals as a member of the Board are to: (1) provide the highest quality education in the most cost-effective manner possible; (2) communicate with and engage parents and the community; and (3) use data to evaluate and learn from the successes and failures of educational programs.[6] | ” |
| —Robert Hallowell office website (2015)[7] | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Robert Hallowell," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ Nashua School District, "Membership," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ Nashua Telegraph, "Write-in challengers for Nashua BOE make debut," October 21, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Nashua school board write-in candidates gain labor coalition backing," October 23, 2015
- ↑ Nashua City Clerk, "Elections and Voter Registration," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Nashua School District, "Robert Hallowell," accessed October 22, 2015
| 2015 Nashua School District Elections | |
| Hillsborough County, New Hampshire | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Robert Hallowell • Incumbent, William Mosher • Incumbent, Elizabeth Van Twuyver • Howard Coffman • Doris Hohensee |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
