UPDATE: Wellesley’s Town Election has been postponed from Tuesday, March 17, 2020 to a date to be determined, but on or before June 30, 2020.
Many of the candidates running for office to serve on the Town’s 11 Boards and Committees took the time to answer questions from Swellesley. Those Q&A posts have been running for the past couple of weeks. For your convenience, below is a round-up of all the candidates and a link to their Q&A’s if they responded.
This Wellesley Town Election 2020 post is sponsored by the Put Wellesley Students First Committee.
Links to Candidates Question & Answer posts:
The position for moderator is a contested race; vote for not more than one:
Candidate for moderator, Ronald Alexander
Candidate for moderator, Mark Kaplan
The position for Board of Selectmen is a contested race; vote for not more than two:
Candidate for Board of Selectmen, Ronald Alexander
Candidate for Board of Selectmen, Elizabeth Sullivan Woods
Candidate for Board of Selectmen, Thomas Ulfelder
The position for Board of Assessors is an uncontested race; vote for one:
Candidate for Board of Assessors, Stephen Burtt
The position for Board of Health is an uncontested race; vote for one:
Candidate for Board of Health, Shepard Cohen
The position for Library Trustees is an uncontested race; vote for not more than two:
Candidate for Library Trustees, Ann-Mara Lanza
Candidate for Library Trustees, Ann Rappaport
The position for Natural Resources Commission is an uncontested race; vote for not more than two:
Candidate for Natural Resources Commission, Martin Jay McHale
Candidate for Natural Resources Commission, Allison Burson
The position for Planning Board is an uncontested race; vote for one:
Candidate for Planning Board, Thomas Taylor
The position for Board of Public Works (3-year term) is an uncontested race; vote for one:
Candidate for Board of Public Works, 3 years, Jeffrey Wechsler
The position for Board of Public Works, 1-year term, is a contested race; vote for not more than one:
Candidate for Board of Public Works: Thomas Skelly
Candidate for Board of Public Works: Scott Bender
The position for Recreation Commission is an uncontested race; vote for one:
Candidate for Recreation Commission: Nathalie deFontnouvelle
School Committee is a contested race; vote for not more than two:
Candidate for School Committee: Lauren Duprey
Candidate for School Committee: Melissa Martin
Candidate for School Committee: Catherine Mirick
The position for Housing Authority is an uncontested race; vote for one:
Candidate for Housing Authority: Renee Spencer
DEB: Great job giving us one more chance to review their positions before March 17. Good luck to candidates for 4 contested seats‼️