Nominations Watch: Who’s Pulled Papers?

As one resident pulls for School Committee, 15 candidates are now vying for 12 open seats

Here are your neighbors who have taken out nomination papers for Town of Tewksbury elected offices as of the end of January. The deadline for turning in signature papers is 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16.

Collin McNaught is a lifelong Tewksbury resident and 2018 TMHS grad who ran for Select Board in 2021 as a student studying at St. An­selm College in New Hamp­shire.  He currently sits on the Tewksbury Cultural Council and is seeking the School Committee seat being vacated by Nick Parsons.

Jomarie Buckley, John Deputat, Vincent Fratalia, Bridget Garabedian, James Mackey and Chris Moncada have returned enough voter signatures to officially qualify for the ballot.

An * denotes an incumbent, and a (Q) indicates that the candidate has qualified to be on the ballot by turning in papers with at least 50 registered voters’ signatures.

Offices open for election in the year 2024 are: 

Select Board (2 Seats) 
▪ James F. Mackey III* (Q)
▪ Christopher Moncada (Q)
▪ Jomarie Buckley (Q)
▪ Thomas Bowley
▪ Eric Ryder

School Committee (2 Seats) 
▪ Bridget L. Garabedian* (Q)
▪ Collin McNaught

Planning Board (1 Seat) 
▪  Vincent Fratalia* (Q)

Board of Library Trustees (2 Seats) 
▪ Bonnie Page*  
▪ Chris Castiglione*
▪ Jonah McCreary

Board of Health (Two 3-year seats, one 2-year seat for unexpired term)  
▪ George Ferdinand, three-year seat
▪ George Ferdinand, two-year seat (may be on the ballot only once)
▪ Steve Dalin, three year seat

Housing Authority (1 Seat) 
▪ John Deputat* (Q)

Shawsheen Valley Technical High School Committee (1 Seat) 
▪ Robert Hutchins

Interested in running? Nomination papers for Town of Tewksbury elected offices are available at the Town Clerk’s Office, Town Hall, 1009 Main St. Office hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Friday 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  

The last day for candidates to file their nomination papers is Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 before 5:00 p.m., at the Town Clerk’s Office. Fifty valid registered Tewksbury voter signatures and addresses are required to be put on the ballot.

The Annual Town Election will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Learn more about running for office in Tewksbury here.

The Carnation thanks the Town Clerk’s office for facilitating coverage of the election.