As the Wednesday, Jan. 31, 5 p.m., deadline neared, a seventh person, Richard M. Thalmann, filed an intention (“pulled papers”) to run for Sudbury School Committee (grades pre-K-8) in the March 25 Annual Town Election, and one person, Carla Curley, withdrew. A third person, Eric D. Poch, filed an intention to run for Select Board. Poch serves on the Finance Committee.
There are two open seats on the Select Board and the Sudbury School Committee.
Four more potential candidates returned their nomination papers (“signatures”) Wednesday: Mary T. Stephens for Sudbury School Committee, Eriko Frank for Goodnow Library Trustee, Joshua Fox for Board of Assessors, and Linda Huet-Clayton for Board of Health. Nomination papers must be returned by Friday, Feb. 2 at 5 p.m.
To become an official candidate and appear on the ballot, those running must file their intention to run with the Town Clerk or L-S District Clerk, gather signatures of registered voters on their nomination papers, return those papers to the Town Clerk or L-S District Clerk, and then those signatures must be certified by the Town Clerk’s office.
There are 17 open positions on this year's Annual Town Election ballot. You can find a complete list here. You can find information about how to run for office here and on the www.lwvsudbury.org website. Any Sudbury registered voter may run for office. Potential candidates do not need permission from a board or committee to run. You can learn how to register to vote or update your voter registration here or at www.lwvsudbury.org.
According to the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District Clerk, as of 5:09 p.m. Jan. 31, and the Sudbury Town Clerk’s office, as of 5:01 p.m. Jan. 31, the following people have filed an intention to run:
Select Board
(2 seats, 3 years)
Janie Dretler (official candidate)
Daniel E. Carty
Eric D. Poch
Sudbury School Committee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Karyn Jones (official candidate)
Danielle Stackpole
Silvia M. Nerssessian (official candidate)
Jean O. Nam
Mary T. Stephens
Richard M. Thalmann
(Carla Curley - withdrawn)
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District Committee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Catherine Bitter (Lincoln resident) (official candidate)
Maura Carty (Sudbury resident) (official candidate)
Moderator
(1 seat, 3 years)
Catharine V. Blake
Board of Assessors
(1 seat, 3 years)
Joshua Fox
Goodnow Library Trustee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Megan Kelley
Eriko Frank
Board of Health
(1 seat, 3 years)
Linda Huet-Clayton
Park and Recreation Commission
(2 seats, 3 years)
Laurie Eliason (official candidate)
Robert C. Beagan
Park and Recreation Commission
(1 seat, 1 year to fill a vacancy)
William Atkeson
Planning Board
(2 seats, 3 years)
John Sugrue
Stephen Garvin
Christopher Marotta
Commissioner of Housing Authority
(1 seat, 5 years)
Sherrill P. Cline (official candidate)
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