Focus Springfield has created a series of short profiles of candidates standing for election in Springfield, MA. Click here to read the press release. You can view the candidate profiles below (sorted alphabetically by last name). Don’t forget to vote in the preliminary election on September 19 and the general election on November 7!
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UPDATE: Candidates that were eliminated in the preliminary election have their names crossed out in the list below. They will not be appearing on the November 7 ballot.
2017 Candidate Profiles
Tim Allen
City Council – Ward 7
James Anziano
School Committee – At-Large
Thomas Ashe
City Council – At-Large
Bob Collamore
City Council – Ward 6
This candidate has not completed a profile at this time.
Christopher Collins
School Committee – District 3
This candidate has not completed a profile at this time.
Lamar Cook
School Committee – At-Large
This candidate has not completed a profile at this time.
Ernesto E. Cruz
City Council – At-Large
Victor G. Davila
City Council – At-Large
Kevin J. Dumpson
City Council – Ward 3
Melvin A. Edwards
City Council – Ward 3
Marilyn Felix
City Council – At-Large
Michael A. Fenton
City Council – Ward 2
James J. Ferrera III
School Committee – At-Large
Lorenzo D. Gaines
City Council – Ward 4
Matthias Galvin
City Council – Ward 4
Kency Gilet
City Council – Ward 2
Adam Gomez
City Council – Ward 1
Ivelisse Gonzalez
City Council – Ward 2
Joesiah Gonzalez
School Committee – At-Large
Zaida Govan
School Committee – District 4
Barbara Gresham
School Committee – District 2
This candidate has not completed a profile at this time.
Ryan Hess
School Committee – At-Large
Denise M. Hurst
School Committee – At-Large
Justin J. Hurst
City Council – At-Large
Robert J. Kelly
City Council – Ward 4
Michael D. Kocsmiersky
School Committee – At-Large
Larry Lawson
City Council – Ward 4
This candidate has not completed a profile at this time.
Jesse Lederman
City Council – At-Large
Jynai S. McDonald
City Council – At-Large
Kelvin Molina
City Council At-Large
LaTonia Monroe Naylor
School Committee – At-Large
Kelli Moriarty-Finn
City Council – At-Large
Stephanie Murchison-Brown
School Committee – District 2
Peter Murphy
School Committee – District 4
Maria Perez
School Committee – District 1
This candidate has not completed a profile at this time.
Candejah Pink
City Council – Ward 4
Orlando Ramos
City Council – Ward 8
Timothy Ryan
City Council – At-Large
Kenneth Shea
City Council – Ward 6
Willie J. Thomas
City Council – At-Large
E. Henry Twiggs
City Council – Ward 4
Giselle Vizcarrondo
School Committee – District 2
Kateri B. Walsh
City Council – At-Large
Trayce Whitfield
City Council – At-Large
Marcus Williams
City Council – Ward 5
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