Susan Huffman
Susan Huffman was a candidate for Ward 5 representative on the Newton School Committee in Massachusetts. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Susan Huffman lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
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.[2]
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.[1]
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.[1]
Results
| Newton School Committee, Ward 5, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steven Siegel Incumbent |
67.5% | 4,903 |
| Susan Huffman | 32.3% | 2,352 |
| Write-in votes | 0.27% | 20 |
| Total Votes | 7,275 | |
| Source: Newton Election Commission, "November 3, 2015 Official Results," accessed December 17, 2015 | ||
Funding
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Endorsements
Huffman did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Candidate website
Huffman's campaign website listed the following themes for 2015:
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Susan's plan to open the School Committee to respond to community concerns 1) Susan will be a strong voice for the community on the school committee to ensure that community desires are met. 2) Support full-day kindergarten and universal pre-K. 3) Support later starting time for all schools at all levels. 4) Support neighborhood schools. 5) Support returning to MCAS, as opposed to watered down Common Core standards. 6) Support hiring evaluation consultant independent from administration. 7) Support including civics in the curriculum. 8) Support an assessment of the real cost of programs in which we educate out-of-district students, and press for full reimbursement of the cost. [3] |
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| —Susan Huffman (2015), [4] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Newton Public Schools, Massachusetts
- 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)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 City of Newton, "Elections," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Daniel Anderson, "Email correspondence with the Newton Election Commission," March 6, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Susan Huffman, "Susan's Plan," accessed October 26, 2015
