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The Town Clerk’s office Friday certified the nomination papers of Jessica McCready, who is running for a three-year seat on the Sudbury School Committee. That race is now officially contested, with two certified candidates, Elizabeth Sues and Jessica McCready, running for the single three-year seat.
Kathleen Bell has also filed her intention to run for the three-year SPS seat but has not yet returned papers.
The Select Board Jan. 24 approved the addition of a second Sudbury School Committee seat to the March 31 Annual Town Election ballot, to fill a two-year term resulting from the resignation of SPS committee member Mary Stephens.
The two seats are separate races because of the difference in term length.
One candidate, Allison Vanderels, has returned papers and is an official candidate for the two-year SPS seat. She is currently unopposed since no one else has pulled papers to run.
To appear on the ballot, prospective candidates must file an intention to run, gather the signatures of at least 50 registered Sudbury voters on a set of nomination papers, return those signatures by the Feb. 10 deadline, and the Town Clerk’s office must certify those signatures.
There are 14 open positions on this year’s Annual Town Election ballot. Any Sudbury registered voter may run for office. Prospective candidates do not need permission from a board or committee to run.
You can find a complete list of open positions here. You can find information about how to run for office here, and resources to support a run for office here.
The deadline for prospective candidates to file their intention to run is Thursday, Feb. 6. Nomination papers (“signatures”) must be returned by Feb. 10.
According to the L-S District Clerk, as of 9:31 a.m. on Jan. 31, and the Town Clerk’s office, as of the close of business at noon Jan. 31, the following people have filed their intention to run. An asterisk (*) indicates an official candidate whose name will appear on the ballot.
Select Board – contested race
(2 seats, 3 years)
Radha Gargeya*
Lisa Kouchakdjian*
Kevin Matthews*
Board of Assessors
(1 seat, 3 years)
Trevor Haydon
Goodnow Library Trustees
(2 seats, 3 years)
Jill Caseria*
Katina Fontes
Board of Health
(1 seat, 3 years)
Carol Bradford*
Park and Recreation Commission
(2 seats, 3 years)
William Granger Atkeson
Mara Huston*
Planning Board
(2 seats, 3 years)
Anuraj Shah
Sudbury School Committee
(1 seat, 3 years)
Kathleen Bell
Elizabeth Sues*
Jessica McCready*
Sudbury School Committee
(1 seat, 2 years)
Allison Vanderels*
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District School Committee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Lee Hannauer Gross
Valerie Friedholm
John Ryan, Jr.*