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Robert James Gignac
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Robert James Gignac was an at-large representative on the Lowell School Committee in Massachusetts. He was elected to the board in the general election on November 3, 2015, and he served until January 2018 as he did not file to run for another term in the general election on November 7, 2017.[1]
Biography
Gignac graduated from Lowell High School before earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell in 2011.[2][3] For nearly two years, Gignac served as the Commissioner of the City of Lowell Taxi & Livery Commission.[3] He has also worked as a staff accountant for the Career Center of Lowell.[3] Gignac also served as a member of the Lowell Telecommunications Corporation board of directors.[3]
Elections
2015
- See also: Lowell Public Schools elections (2015)
Six of the seven seats on the Lowell School Committee were up for election on November 3, 2015. All six seats were at-large and voted on by eligible voters in Lowell. The seventh seat was held by the city's mayor, but was not covered by Ballotpedia.[4]
Incumbents Stephen J. Gendron and Connie A. Martin won re-election, while newcomers Jackie Doherty, Robert J. Hoey Jr., Robert James Gignac, and Andre Descoteaux joined the board. They defeated challengers Patrick William Farmer, Kamara Kay, Dominik Hok Y Lay, Dennis R. Mercier, Benjamin T. Opara, and Christopher N. Roux. Gendron and Martin were the only incumbents to file for re-election.[5]
Results
| Lowell School Committee, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Stephen J. Gendron Incumbent |
12.17% | 4,790 |
| Jacqueline Doherty |
10.67% | 4,200 |
| Connie A. Martin Incumbent |
10.51% | 4,137 |
| Robert J. Hoey Jr. |
9.88% | 3,889 |
| Robert James Gignac |
9.70% | 3,820 |
| Andre Descoteaux |
9.62% | 3,789 |
| Dennis R. Mercier | 9.25% | 3,640 |
| Benjamin T. Opara | 6.12% | 2,409 |
| Christopher N. Roux | 5.79% | 2,278 |
| Kamara Kay | 5.71% | 2,249 |
| Patrick William Farmer | 5.30% | 2,087 |
| Dominik Hok Y Lay | 5.02% | 1,978 |
| Write-in votes | 0.26% | 104 |
| Total Votes | 39,370 | |
| Source: Lowell Election Commission, "Municipal Election: Official Results," November 30, 2015 | ||
Funding
Gignac began the race with an existing account balance of $8.07 from his previous campaign. He reported $10,793.50 in contributions and $6,206.24 in expenditures to Lowell Election Commission, which left his campaign with $4,595.33 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[6]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Gignac in the election.
2013
- See also: Lowell Public Schools elections (2013)
Robert J. Gignac unsuccessfully ran for re-election against six other candidates to one of six at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Lowell Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | James D. Leary Incumbent |
15.9% | 6,418 | |
| Nonpartisan | David J. Conway Incumbent |
15.8% | 6,366 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steven Gendron |
15.8% | 6,365 | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie A. Martin Incumbent |
13.7% | 5,518 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kimberly A. Scott Incumbent |
13.4% | 5,385 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kristin Ross-Sitawich Incumbent |
13.1% | 5,262 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert J. Gignac Incumbent | 12.1% | 4,881 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 64 | |
| Total Votes | 40,259 | |||
| Source: The City of Lowell, "2013 Municipal Election Results (*Official*)," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Gignac began the race with an existing account balance of $101.97 from his previous campaign. He reported $5,305.80 in contributions and $3,145.70 in expenditures to the Lowell Election and Census Office, which left his campaign with $2,262.07 on hand as of December 23, 2013.[7]
Endorsements
Gignac received an endorsement for his campaign from the Lowell Sun.[8]
2011
| Lowell Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kimberly A. Scott |
15% | 5,104 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kristin Ross-Sitcawich |
14.4% | 4,904 | |
| Nonpartisan | David J. Conway Incumbent |
14.1% | 4,808 | |
| Nonpartisan | James D. Leary Incumbent |
13.4% | 4,543 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert J. Gignac |
11.7% | 3,970 | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie A. Martin Incumbent |
10.7% | 3,635 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jaqueline Doherty Incumbent | 10.5% | 3,556 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alison Laraba Incumbent | 10.1% | 3,419 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 49 | |
| Total Votes | 33,988 | |||
| Source: City of Lowell Election and Census Office, "2011 Municipal Election Results," accessed September 16, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Candidate website
Gignac's campaign website listed the following themes for 2015:
| “ |
Committed to...
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| —Robert James Gignac (2015)[10] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Lowell Public Schools, Massachusetts
- Lowell Public Schools elections (2015)
- Lowell Public Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Lowell, "Lowell Election Commission Posts 2015 Candidates," August 18, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Robert J. Gignac," attended September 16, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 LinkedIn, "Robert J. Gignac," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ Lowell Public Schools, "School Committee," accessed March 6, 2015
- ↑ Lowell Election and Census Office, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed March 6, 2015
- ↑ Lowell Election Commission, "Campaign Finance Reports-2015," accessed October 28, 2015
- ↑ The City of Lowell, "Campaign Finance Reports - 2013," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Lowell Sun, "On board with Gendron on School Committee," October 29, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Committee to Elect Robert J. Gignac, "Home," accessed October 26, 2015
| 2015 Lowell Public Schools Elections | |
| Middlesex County, Massachusetts | |
| Election date: | Primary election: September 22, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Stephen J. Gendron • Incumbent, Connie A. Martin • Andre Descoteaux • Jackie Doherty • Patrick William Farmer • Robert James Gignac • Robert J. Hoey Jr. • Kamara Kay • Dominik Hok Y Lay • Dennis R. Mercier • Benjamin T. Opara • Christopher N. Roux |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
