With nomination papers to run for mayor, city council and school committee are due tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5 p.m., it’s nail-biting time for anyone who wants to run for office (but still needs signatures) and for candidates who want to know if they will have competition this fall.
Here’s list as of Friday of the candidates who have been certified to run.
| Office | Ward | Candidate Name |
| Mayor | – | Amy Mah Sangiolo |
| Mayor | – | Geoffrey Woodward |
| Mayor | – | Ruthanne Fuller |
| Mayor | – | Scott Lennon |
| Ward Councilor | 1 | Franco Cedrone |
| Ward Councilor | 1 | Maria S. Greenberg |
| Councilor-at-Large | 1 | Nicole Castillo |
| Councilor-at-Large | 1 | Alison Leary |
| School Committee | 1 | Bridget Ray-Canada |
| School Committee | 1 | Kathleen Marchi |
| Ward Councilor | 2 | Emily Norton |
| Councilor-at-Large | 2 | Jake Auchincloss |
| Councilor-at-Large | 2 | Braden J. Houston |
| Councilor-at-Large | 2 | Susan Albright |
| School Committee | 2 | Margaret Albright |
| School Committee | 2 | Cyrus Karl Vaghar |
| * Ward Councilor | 3 | *Barbara Brousal-Glaser |
| Councilor-at-Large | 3 | James Cote |
| Councilor-at-Large | 3 | Andrea Kelley |
| School Committee | 3 | Anping Shen |
| Ward Councilor | 4 | Jay Harney |
| Councilor-at-Large | 4 | Josh Krintzman |
| Councilor-at-Large | 4 | Leonard J. Gentile |
| School Committee | 4 | Diana Fisher Gomberg |
| Ward Councilor | 5 | John Rice |
| Councilor-at-Large | 5 | Andreae Downs |
| Councilor-at-Large | 5 | Brian Yates |
| Councilor-at-Large | 5 | Deborah Crossley |
| Ward Councilor | 6 | Richard Blazar |
| Ward Councilor | 6 | Brenda J. Noel |
| Councilor-at-Large | 6 | Victoria Danberg |
| School Committee | 6 | Ruth Goldman |
| Ward Councilor | 7 | R. Lisle Baker |
| Councilor-at-Large | 7 | Marc Laredo |
| Councilor-at-Large | 7 | Rebecca Walker Grossman |
| School Committee | 7 | Kathleen Shields |
| Ward Councilor | 8 | Cheryl Lappin |
| Councilor-at-Large | 8 | David Kalis |
| Councilor-at-Large | 8 | Richard Lipof |
| School Committee | 8 | Matthew Miller |
* Candidate has sufficient certified signatures but has not returned all required forms to be on ballot.
We have unofficially secured the signatures. Just grabbing a few more in the rain today to be safe! An exciting race ahead!
Eli Katzoff
Mayoral Candidate
I have two questions I’ll throw out there for anyone to answer…
1.] Who the heck is Geoffrey Woodward?
2.] Can a registered voter sign nomination papers for more than one mayoral candidate?
@Mike Striar –
Q#1 I have no idea….
Q#2 Yes, no limit to signing Nomination Papers
I haven’t been able to find a website or Facebook page for Geoffrey Woodward, or anything else. But he obviously met enough people to get the signatures so somebody must know him.
Geoffrey, if you’re out there, introduce yourself. (and you should take advantage of the opportunity to public a candidate column here between now and Aug. 1.)
As I like to say, Village 14 readers are not likely voters…they will vote.
Does this mean that, unless Greg Schwartz and/or someone else makes a dramatic last-minute appearance, only one person–Vicki Danberg–will be on the ballot for At Large City Councilor in Ward 6? (Still true as of 2 PM today, according to the city’s website.) What’s up with that? I suppose it’s too late for one of the two Ward Councilor candidates to file for a different seat by tomorrow.
@Amanda: It is curious to note that Councilor Schwartz isn’t on the list yet, although he does have time. And it’s fascinating the see so many new, first time candidates — especially from Ward 1.
I spoke with Councilor Schwartz at 6 p.m. today (Monday) and he assured me that he submitted his signatures this morning and expects to be on the ballot.
We had Mr. Woodward in here today. Interesting fellow, with a background in HHS. He tells us his family has been in Newton for more than three centuries. We will have a story on him online later this week.
Geoffrey Woodward attended a Highlands Area Council meeting a year or so back and I had a long talk with him after the meeting ended. We talked about historic preservation, traffic and a number of other issues germane to the Highlands and Waban. He was friendly and outgoing and thanked our Council for the work we do. He’s a descendant of the Woodward family that the Highlands/Waban street is named for. The ancestral Woodward House is located at the end of Fairlee Road just off Woodward Street in Waban. I believe it dates from the late 17th century. I was intrigued by the house and its giant chimney when I was growing up here, but a recent “renovation” and expansion has resulted in a loss of a lot of its charm and beauty. Geoffrey will be an interesting candidate and he obviously knows a lot about this City’s history from being part of the Woodward family.
Not to worry – Steve Siegel isn’t on the list either (unless I skimmed the list too fast) and he’s definitely running. Steve and Greg will get it done.
Steve Siegel has confirmed he filed today as well.
Thanks for the follow-up. I appreciate it.
Steve Siegel and I were both collecting a few insurance signatures at the Library late afternoon, and turned them in just before 5pm, at which point I learned I was already certified. 🙂
The list on the city website is updated as they certify people: http://www.newtonma.gov/gov/elections/default.asp
And I also have met Geoffrey Woodward, one Sunday last summer when I was pruning the Library parking lots trees and he spotted me in the empty parking lot and stopped to talk about trees. He mentioned then that he was planning on running for mayor, so he followed through. He was also part of our Newton Tree Conservancy planting group on Elliot Hill this spring.
BREAKING: We now have a race for the Ward 8 SC seat. Gail Spector has thrown her hat in the ring!
@Andy: True. Read more here.
Does this mean that Amy Masters will not be running for School Committee in Ward 8 or will there be a preliminary between her, Matt Miller and Gail Spector?
@Brian: Amy is not running.