Quincy Public Schools elections (2015)
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Three seats on the Quincy Public Schools School Committee were up for general election on November 3, 2015. Incumbents Paul Bregoli and Kathryn Hubley won re-election, while James DeAmicis joined the board. The seats of incumbents Bregoli, Hubley and David McCarthy were up for election. Bregoli, Hubley and DeAmicis were the only candidates to file for these seats.[1][2]
About the district
- See also: Quincy Public Schools, Massachusetts
Quincy Public Schools is located in east-central Massachusetts in Norfolk County. The county seat is Dedham. This county was home to 687,802 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Quincy Public Schools was the 11th-largest school district in Massachusetts and served 9,236 students.[4]
Demographics
Norfolk County outperformed the rest of Massachusetts in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 49.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 39.4 percent for Massachusetts as a whole. The median household income in Norfolk County was $84,916, compared to $66,866 for the state of Massachusetts. The poverty rate was 6.6 percent, compared to 11.4 percent for the entire state.[3]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
The Quincy School Committee consists of seven members, six of whom are elected at large to four-year terms. The seventh member and chair is the Mayor of Quincy. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. Three seats were on the ballot in 2015.[2]
Individuals interested in running for the board began circulating nominating petitions on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the 2015 general election was August 4, and the deadline to withdraw from the race was August 20. Each candidate had to file a nomination petition to the Board of Registrars for certification and certified petition to the City Clerk.[6]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
Paul Bregoli 
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Kathryn Hubley
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James DeAmicis
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Election results
| Quincy School Committee, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Paul Bregoli Incumbent |
33.2% | 12,364 |
| Kathryn Hubley Incumbent |
32.8% | 12,250 |
| James DeAmicis |
22.3% | 8,341 |
| Write-in votes | 11.68% | 4,357 |
| Total Votes | 37,312 | |
| Source: Quincy, Massachusetts, "Election Summary Report," November 3, 2015 | ||
Endorsements
No official endorsements were made in this election.
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Quincy City Clerk.[7]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Quincy Public Schools election in 2015:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| May 5, 2015 | First day for candidates to take out nomination documents |
| August 4, 2015 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents with the Quincy Board of Registrars |
| August 18, 2015 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents with the Quincy City Clerk's office |
| August 20, 2015 | Last day for candidates to withdraw or for objections to nominations |
| September 14, 2015 | Last day for candidates to file first campaign finance report |
| October 14, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 26, 2015 | Last day for candidates to file second campaign finance report |
| November 3, 2015 | Election Day |
| January 19, 2016 | Last day for candidates to file final campaign finance report |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Massachusetts elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with races for Quincy's mayor and city council. The 2015 mayoral election was the first race for the office resulting in a four-year term rather than the two-year term served by previous mayors.[8]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Quincy Public Schools, "Quincy School Committee Members," accessed March 6, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lauren Dixon, "Email correspondence with Quincy Election Department's Administrative Assistant Chris Chaudhary," August 19, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Norfolk County, Massachusetts," accessed January 26, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "Enrollment Breakdown as of 2/15/2012," accessed October 24, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 City of Quincy, "Political Calendar 2013," accessed October 24, 2013 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "deadlines" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ City of Quincy, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ The Patriot Ledger, "Quincy mayoral candidates hit streets as preliminary election nears," September 14, 2015
| 2015 Quincy Public Schools Elections | |
| Norfolk County, Massachusetts | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Paul Bregoli • Incumbent, Kathryn Hubley • James DeAmicis |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
