Molly McCullough
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Molly McCullough is an at-large representative on the Worcester Public Schools school board in Massachusetts. First elected in 2015, McCullough won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
McCullough earned a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2003. She later earned an MBA from Nichols College in 2007. McCullough's service experience includes being on the Worcester Library Board Foundation and being chair of the Planting the Seed Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on programs for homeless families in Worcester.[1]
Elections
2017
Six seats on the Worcester Public Schools School Committee in Massachusetts were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. All seven seats on the board were up for election. The seventh seat on the board was held by the mayor of Worcester, but was not covered by Ballotpedia as the city fell outside of municipal elections coverage.[2] Incumbents Dianna Biancheria, John L. Foley, Molly McCullough, John F. Monfredo, and Brian A. O'Connell won election on November 7, 2017, along with challenger Dante Comparetto. Incumbent Donna M. Colorio was defeated in the general election.[3][4]
Results
| Worcester Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Brian A. O'Connell Incumbent |
15.79% | 9,097 |
| John L. Foley Incumbent |
14.98% | 8,628 |
| John F. Monfredo Incumbent |
14.76% | 8,504 |
| Molly McCullough Incumbent |
14.07% | 8,105 |
| Dante Comparetto |
13.73% | 7,906 |
| Dianna Biancheria Incumbent |
13.58% | 7,824 |
| Donna M. Colorio Incumbent | 13.08% | 7,534 |
| Total Votes | 57,598 | |
| Source: City of Worcester, "Summary Reports: Official Results," accessed November 28, 2017 | ||
Funding
The Worcester Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
2015
All seven seats on the Worcester School Committee were up for election on November 3, 2015. Six seats were elected by city residents at-large. The seventh seat on the board was held by the Mayor of Worcester but was not covered by Ballotpedia as the city fell outside of municipal elections coverage.[5] Incumbents Brian A. O'Connell, John F. Monfredo, John L. Foley and Dianna Biancheria won re-election, while Donna M. Colorio and Molly McCullough joined the board. They defeated incumbents Tracy A. O'Connell Novick and Hilda Ramirez as well as challengers Cotey Collins and Nicola D'Andrea.[6]
Results
| Worcester School Committee, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Brian A. O'Connell Incumbent |
12.9% | 9,021 |
| Donna M. Colorio |
12.3% | 8,606 |
| John F. Monfredo Incumbent |
12.0% | 8,370 |
| John L. Foley Incumbent |
11.6% | 8,107 |
| Dianna Biancheria Incumbent |
10.6% | 7,413 |
| Molly McCullough |
9.9% | 6,891 |
| Tracy A. O'Connell Novick Incumbent | 9.0% | 6,294 |
| Hilda Ramirez Incumbent | 8.6% | 6,014 |
| Nicola D'Andrea | 7.6% | 5,304 |
| Cotey Collins | 5.5% | 3,839 |
| Total Votes | 69,859 | |
| Source: Worcester, Massachusetts, "City of Worcester Municipal Elections 11/3/2015 Official Results," accessed December 17, 2015 | ||
Funding
McCullough reported $12,627.00 in contributions and $4,935.60 in expenditures to the Worcester Election Commission, which left her campaign with $7,691.40 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[7]
Endorsements
McCullough received an official endorsement from the Educational Association of Worcester prior to the general election.[8]
Campaign themes
2015
McCullough discussed her campaign themes in an interview with GoLocalWorcester from April 2015:
| “ | Appropriating the budget for the Worcester Public Schools is the critical assignment for members of the Worcester School Committee. Committee members must make decisions regarding school safety and discipline, curriculum, professional development, physical plants, personnel, transportation and material resources that would provide optimum learning experiences for all of the students in our system. There is never enough funding to address all of the needs and wishes of our school system so it is necessary to think critically to provide what is necessary for our students to be prepared for the demands of higher education and the workplace upon graduation. In addition, I believe the School Committee members must work collaboratively with the members of the Worcester City Council and our State Legislators to secure adequate funding to accomplish our mission. It is the obligation of the members of the Worcester School Committee to present compelling evidence of the efficacy of our agenda to these officials if we are to gain their support.[9] | ” |
| —Molly McCullough, (2015)[10] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Worcester Public Schools, Massachusetts
- Worcester Public Schools elections (2017)
- Worcester 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
- ↑ Planting the Seed Foundation, "Molly McCullough," accessed October 15, 2015
- ↑ Worcester Public Schools, "School Committee," accessed May 18, 2017
- ↑ Worcester Election Commission, "2017 Municipal Candidates," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ City of Worcester, "Municipal Election 11/07/2017 Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Worcester Public Schools, "School Committee," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ City of Worcester, "2015 Municipal Election Candidates List," May 29, 2015
- ↑ Worcester Election Commission, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed October 28, 2015
- ↑ GoLocalWorcester, "Teachers Union Submits Endorsements of School Committee Candidates," June 23, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ GoLocalWorcester, "10 Questions with School Committee Candidate Molly McCullough," April 13, 2015
