01-08-2025
Judy Sullivan not running for reelection to closely divided Brockton school board. Impact?
With the field set for upcoming municipal elections in Brockton, the contests for seats on the Brockton School Committee are unusually competitive.
There are at least two candidates for seven positions on the Committee. The mayor is the eighth member and chair of the Committee.
In the past two elections for the two-year seat, it was typical for most candidates to run unopposed. In 2023, four races had only one candidate and, in 2021, five.
All seven incumbents are running for re-election but one Ward 5's longtime committee member Judy Sullivan, creating the potential for a shift in the balance of power on the at times closely-divided board.
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Who is running for School Committee?
Brockton is split into seven wards, and each is represented by a school committee member and city councilor. Here are the candidates for the Committee in each ward, with the incumbent indicated by an (i):
Ward 1
Stephen Coleman O'Malley
Jorge Luis Vega III (i)
Stephen V. Pina
Ward 2
Claudio Eliseu Depina Gomes (i)
Cynthia D. Mccall-Hodges
Ward 3
Ana C. Oliver (i)
Omega L. Corbett
Matthew Stanton
Ward 4
Tony Rodrigues (i)
Maria Antonia Daveiga
Ward 5
Sandra Maria Centeio
Nolan Napier
Ward 6
Joyce J. Asack (i)
Lucibele Daisi Delgado
Ward 7
Timothy Joseph Sullivan (i)
Jimmy Lutchi Pereira
The races with three or more candidates, for Wards 1 and 3, will have preliminary votes on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. The two in each ward who win the most votes will go on to the general election, held Nov. 4, 2025.
How competitive were these positions in recent years?
In the most recent election, in 2023, four candidates ran unopposed: Kathleen Ehlers, Ward 1; Tony Rodrigues, Ward 4; Joyce Asack, Ward 6; and Timothy Sullivan, Ward 7. Ehlers resigned in March 2024, and was replaced by Jorge Vega. In 2021, the same four candidates also ran unopposed. Judy Sullivan was also unopposed then.
Also, the race for the Ward 3 seat was unusually tight in 2023, with Incumbent Ana Oliver beating Matthew Stanton by only three votes. Stanton is on the ballot again this year.
- With reporting by Chris Helms
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This article originally appeared on The Enterprise: Brockton School Committee incumbents face packed field in election
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