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The period to file to run in the Annual Town Election has closed, with three potentially contested races: Select Board, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District School Committee, and the two-year seat on the Sudbury School Committee.
On the final day, Eric Poch and Charles Morton, IV, filed their intention to run for the two seats on the
L-S school committee. Three other people have filed for the L-S seats. John Ryan, Jr., has returned papers and is an official candidate. Lee Hannauer Gross and Valerie Friedholm have filed but have not yet returned papers. The four people who have not returned papers have until 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, to do so.
Poch is a member of the Finance Committee and has previously served as chair of that committee. He has also served as vice chair of the Planning Board.
This is Morton’s first run for office in Sudbury. He is a lecturer in chemistry at Brown University.
Three people are running for the two open seats on the Select Board: Radha Gargeya, Lisa Kouchakdjian, and Kevin Matthews. All three have qualified to be on the ballot.
Two people have filed for the two-year seat on the Sudbury School Committee. Allison Vanderels has returned papers and is an official candidate. Elizabeth Sues has not yet returned papers. The two-year seat fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Mary Stephens.
Only Jessica McCready is running for the three-year seat on the Sudbury School Committee, so that is an uncontested race.
The two Sudbury School Committee seats are separate races because of the difference in term length.
Kirsten Roopenian filed her intention to run for Planning Board on Thursday. There are two open seats on the Planning Board. Anuraj Shah, an incumbent, has qualified to be on the ballot.
Roopenian is vice chair of the Community Preservation Committee and has previously served as chair of the Select Board.
Katina Fontes returned her nomination papers for re-election as a Goodnow Library Trustee Thursday. The Town Clerk’s office has not yet certified the signatures.
Trevor Haydon has not yet returned papers for the Board of Assessors seat.
Prospective candidates who file an intention to run and then change their mind can, but are not required to, notify the Town Clerk or L-S District Clerk of their decision. Any of the prospective candidates who have not yet returned their nomination papers can simply not return their papers by the deadline, effectively exiting the race.
You can find a list of open seats here.
According to the Town Clerk’s office, as of 5:01 p.m. Feb. 6, the following people have filed an 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*
Kirsten Roopenian
Sudbury School Committee
(1 seat, 3 years)
Jessica McCready*
Sudbury School Committee
(1 seat, 2 years)
Allison Vanderels*
Elizabeth Sues
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District School Committee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Lee Hannauer Gross
Valerie Friedholm
John Ryan, Jr.*
Eric Poch
Charles Morton, IV
