Town Election Update After the Caucuses

Board of Selectmen, Planning Board (2-year), Parks & Recreation, Town Moderator and Commissioners of Trust Funds are all contested races. Click on the name of any elected office listed below to read more about it. 2019 Open Positions for Local Office – Please contact the Town Clerk’s office with any questions.

Sample Ballot 2019 Hopkinton Town Election

OFFICES ON THE MAY 20, 2019 BALLOT:

Board of Assessors, 3 Years, Vote for 1

• Gunajit Medhi, Unenrolled

Board of Health, 3 Years, Vote for 1

• Richard Jacobs, Unenrolled

Board of Library Trustees, 3 Years, Vote for 2

• Susan E Porter, Democrat (incumbent)
• Janice LP Barry, Democrat

Board of Selectmen, 3 Years, Vote for 2 – Contested Race

• Mary Jo LaFreniere, Democrat
• Claire Wright, Republican (incumbent)
• Brendan Tedstone, Unenrolled (incumbent)
• Shahidul Mannan, Democrat

Cemetery Commissioners, 3 Years, Vote for 1

• John Palmer, Unenrolled (incumbent)

Commissioners of Trust Funds, 3 Years, Vote for 1 – Contested Race

• Sue Kurys, Democrat
• Gerald E Tuite, Republican

Constable, 3 Years, Vote for 1

• Michael Hayes, Democrat (incumbent)

Housing Authority, 5 Years, Vote for 1

• Warren Johnson, Unenrolled (incumbent)

Parks & Recreation Commission, 3 Years, Vote for 1 – Contested Race

• Cynthia S Esthimer, Democrat
• Peter M Edwards, Unenrolled
• Robert Evan Davis, Republican

Planning Board, 5 Years, Vote for 1

• Gary B Trendel, Unenrolled (incumbent)

Planning Board, 2 Years, Vote for 1 – Contested Race

• Michael McNamara, Unenrolled
• Robert C Benson, Unenrolled

Planning Board, 1 Year, Vote for 1

• Patrick Atwell, Democrat

School Committee, 3 Years, Vote for 1

• Nancy M Richards-Cavanaugh, Unenrolled (incumbent)

Town Clerk, 3 Years, Vote for 1

• Connor B Degan, Unenrolled (incumbent)

Town Moderator, 3 Years, Vote for 1 – Contested Race

• Thomas Garabedian, Republican (incumbent)
• Ellen Rutter, Democrat

In addition to candidates there will be 4 ballot questions

• QUESTION 1: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be required to reduce the amount of real estate and personal property taxes to be assessed for the fiscal year beginning July first, two thousand and nineteen by an amount equal to $1,180,568 (ONE MILLION, ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT DOLLARS)?
• QUESTION 2: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to purchase a Ladder Truck for the Fire Department?
• QUESTION 3: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to purchase an interest in land contiguous with the Town Hall property for the purpose of providing Town Hall parking?
• QUESTION 4: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to purchase an interest in one or more parcels of land for the purpose of providing municipal parking in the downtown area?

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The content of this post was last updated on 4/14/19.