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15-05-2025
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Taunton and Easton state representative primary results: 60-second read
Democrat Lisa Field and Republican Larry Quintal both won their respective primaries in the special election to replace Carol Doherty in the Massachusetts State House, according to unofficial election results from Easton and Taunton. Lisa Field and Larry Quintal were the only two candidates who filed paperwork to appear on the ballot, which means each ran unopposed in their respective primaries. The primary election was held on Tuesday, May 13. They will now face each other in a general election on Tuesday, June 10. Doherty, a Taunton Democrat who died on Feb. 15 of pancreatic cancer, represented the 3rd Bristol District, which consists of part of Taunton and part of Easton. Specifically, the district consists of Precincts 4A, 5, and 6 in the south-west part of Easton, and Ward 1 Precincts A, B, Ward 2, Ward 5, Ward 7 and Ward 8 in the west side of Taunton. A special election to fill the seat was announced on March 10. Lisa Field received 463 votes in the Democratic primary: 367 votes in Taunton and 96 votes in Easton, according to unofficial election results. Republican Larry Quintal received 267 votes in the Republican primary: 227 votes in Taunton and 40 votes in Easton. There were a very small number of write in votes and blank votes in both Taunton and Easton. Quintal, a Republican, is a Taunton City Councilor and co-owner of Silva Funeral Home. Holly Robichaud, a campaign spokesperson for Quintal, sent the Gazette a written statement describing the issues he would raise on the campaign trail. "Our state is facing many serious challenges including soaring energy bills, a costly migrant influx, the need for more aid for communities, and a lower tax burden," Quintal said in the written statement. "Taunton and Easton need a State Representative who will fight for them, not the special interests. Having served on the Taunton City Council and being a small business owner, I have the proven track record people know that they can trust." "Right now, families are being clobbered by soaring energy costs. We need more natural gas in Massachusetts. I will work to make that happen," Quintal said. "Our state has spent over $2 billion to house the migrants and now MassHealth is starting to surge to pay for the migrants. I will support amending the Right to Shelter law to limit taxpayer funded benefits to our legal residents. I believe the money spent on the migrant crisis would have been better spent by sending more local aid back to the communities to lower the property tax burden." Field is a Taunton Democrat who works for the Massachusetts Nurses Association as an associate director of legislative affairs. Italo Fini, a consultant for Field, sent the Gazette a written statement regarding Field. "My dear friend Carol Doherty was a true public servant. She left behind a legacy for us to build upon and I plan to do exactly that," Field said in a written statement. "I know what families in Taunton and Easton are going through because I've lived it: family and friends struggling with substance-use, and the crushing weight of rising costs of living — even losing my home," Field said. "My faith, family, and close friends are what got me through it and I know that together we can overcome anything." "While many politicians are in it for personal gain, I'm running for State Representative to make sure everyday families have someone in their corner," she said. With reporting by Daniel Schemer. This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Taunton and Easton state representative primary election results
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Politics
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2 candidates seek late Rep. Carol Doherty's Taunton seat in June 10 election
TAUNTON, Mass. (WPRI) — Two candidates are set to square off in the special election to fill the 3rd Bristol District seat that was held by the late state Rep. Carol Doherty. Lisa Field, a Democrat, and Larry Quintal, a Republican, both filed the required number of signatures by Tuesday's deadline, according to Debra O'Malley, a spokesperson for the secretary of the commonwealth's office. The special election to fill the seat will be held June 10. A primary election still will be held May 13 even though Field and Quintal are the only members of their parties who qualified for the ballot, with a write-in line for voters who want to vote for someone else, O'Malley said. Doherty, 82, died in February after a battle with cancer. She had been first elected in a June 2020 special election to fill the seat formerly held by Republican Shaunna O'Connell, who'd been elected mayor the previous fall. Massachusetts Republicans are hoping they can take back the 3rd Bristol seat since Taunton is relatively friendly territory for the party compared with other parts of the state. President Trump received 47% of the vote in the city last November, and Republican Kelly Dooner flipped the Senate seat formerly held by longtime Democrat Marc Pacheco on the same day. Field, who works for the Massachusetts Nurses Association, described Doherty as 'a dear friend' and said she would build on the late representative's legacy. 'I fought to save Morton Hospital and took on both Steward and the governor when it came to health care cuts,' Field said when she kicked off her campaign. 'I co-founded Clean Air Taunton which stopped the trash gasification project, and led on passing legislation that protected campus police shot in the line of duty.' Quintal, who owns a funeral home in Taunton, is a member of the City Council first elected in 2021. He is a supporter of State Auditor Diana DiZoglio's effort to audit the state legislature. 'We need a state representative who is committed to lowering our cost of living,' Quintal's campaign wrote on social media. 'As our next representative, Larry will support lowering the sales tax back to 5%. He will oppose the candy tax and new taxes on prescription drugs.' The Massachusetts Republican Party went on offense Tuesday, criticizing Field for failing to describe herself as a registered lobbyist when discussing her work for the Nurses Association. 'Lisa Field needs to be honest with the people she hopes to represent,' MassGOP Chair executive director John Milligan said in a statement. 'We already have enough secrecy on Beacon Hill. The last thing we need is another politician who hides their role as a paid lobbyist from the public.' MassDems Chair Steve Kerrigan dismissed the criticism, calling it 'a lame attempt by the MassGOP to disparage a woman who has stood up for some of the hardest-working people anywhere, our nurses.' 'The MassGOP should worry more about what Donald Trump's disastrous economic policies will do to the average Massachusetts family instead of attacking Lisa Field, someone who goes to work every day fighting for working people,' Kerrigan said. Ted Nesi (tnesi@ is a Target 12 investigative reporter and 12 News politics/business editor. He co-hosts Newsmakers and writes Nesi's Notes on Saturdays. Connect with him on Twitter, Bluesky and Facebook. Download the and apps to get breaking news and weather alerts. Watch or with the new . Follow us on social media: Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
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Lisa Field and Larry Quintal to compete for Taunton state rep seat. Who are they.
TAUNTON — The race to fill the state representative seat left vacant by Carol Doherty's passing will be between Lisa Field, a Democrat, and Larry Quintal, a Republican. Three candidates — Field, Quintal, and Taunton City Councilor Chris Coute — pulled papers to express interest in running for the seat. However, Coute is no longer running for state representative, he told the Gazette, clearing the way for Quintal to run unopposed as a Republican. Both Quintal and Field appear to have collected more than 150 signatures ahead of an April 1 deadline to submit paperwork to the local elections office. By April 8, the two candidates must submit additional paperwork to the Secretary of State's office before they can appear on the ballot. A primary election for the 3rd Bristol District seat will be held on Tuesday, May 13, before the general election on Tuesday, June 10. Doherty, a Taunton Democrat who died on Feb. 15 of pancreatic cancer, represented the 3rd Bristol District, which consists of part of Taunton and part of Easton. Specifically, the district consists of Precincts 4A, 5, and 6 in the south-west part of Easton, and Ward 1 Precincts A, B, Ward 2, Ward 5, Ward 7 and Ward 8 in the west side of Taunton. A special election to fill the seat was announced on March 10. Quintal, a Republican, is a Taunton City Councilor and co-owner of Silva Funeral Home. Holly Robichaud, a campaign spokesperson for Quintal, sent the Gazette a written statement describing the issues he would raise on the campaign trail. "Our state is facing many serious challenges including soaring energy bills, a costly migrant influx, the need for more aid for communities, and a lower tax burden," Quintal said in the written statement. "Taunton and Easton need a State Representative who will fight for them, not the special interests. Having served on the Taunton City Council and being a small business owner, I have the proven track record people know that they can trust." "Right now, families are being clobbered by soaring energy costs. We need more natural gas in Massachusetts. I will work to make that happen," Quintal said. "Our state has spent over $2 billion to house the migrants and now MassHealth is starting to surge to pay for the migrants. I will support amending the Right to Shelter law to limit taxpayer funded benefits to our legal residents. I believe the money spent on the migrant crisis would have been better spent by sending more local aid back to the communities to lower the property tax burden." Field is a Taunton Democrat who works for the Massachusetts Nurses Association as an associate director. Italo Fini, a consultant for Field, sent the Gazette a written statement regarding Field. "My dear friend Carol Doherty was a true public servant. She left behind a legacy for us to build upon and I plan to do exactly that," Field said in a written statement. "I know what families in Taunton and Easton are going through because I've lived it: family and friends struggling with substance-use, and the crushing weight of rising costs of living — even losing my home," Field said. "My faith, family, and close friends are what got me through it and I know that together we can overcome anything." "While many politicians are in it for personal gain, I'm running for State Representative to make sure everyday families have someone in their corner," she said. With reporting by Daniel Schemer. This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Lisa Field, Larry Quintal to compete for Carol Doherty's state rep seat
Yahoo
26-03-2025
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Quintal becomes second Republican to pull papers to run for 3rd Bristol District House seat
TAUNTON — Republican Larry Quintal, a Taunton City Councilor and co-owner of Silva Funeral Home, pulled papers to run for Carol Doherty's old state representative seat. Doherty, a Taunton Democrat who died on Feb. 15 of pancreatic cancer, represented the 3rd Bristol District, which consists of part of each Taunton and Easton. Specifically, the district consists of Precincts 4A, 5, and 6 in the southwest part of Easton, and Ward 1 Precincts A, B, Ward 2, Ward 5, Ward 7 and Ward 8 in the west of Taunton. A special election to fill the seat later this spring and summer was announced on March 10. Quintal was first elected to the City Council in 2021. Quintal did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to the Secretary of State's office, three candidates have pulled papers for the seat as of March 26 ― Chris Coute, Lisa Fields, and Quintal. Candidates need to gather 150 signatures of registered voters who live within the district, based on state law. A primary election for the 3rd Bristol District seat will be held on Tuesday, May 13, before the general election on Tuesday, June 10. Doherty, who died on Feb. 15 at the age of 82 of pancreatic cancer, had just been reelected in November to a third two-year term. Doherty was first elected to serve as state representative in 2020 in a special election to replace former State Rep. Shaunna O'Connell, who resigned when she was elected mayor of Taunton. Prior to that, Doherty served five terms on the Taunton School Committee. With reporting by Daniel Schemer. (This story was updated with additional information.) This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Taunton Councilor Larry Quintal may run for State Representative
