Stand for Children

Newton Stand for Children uses grassroots action to ensure all children get the excellent public education and support they need to thrive. Following specific priorities chosen by our members, we focus on securing adequate funding for public schools and reforming education policies and practices.

The upcoming municipal elections provide an exciting opportunity for Newton to consider a variety of leadership priorities. Since each elected position will impact the Newton Public Schools, we have surveyed each candidate who is in a contested race about education-related issues. Our findings will enable our members, and the community at large, to be informed voters.

Vote in the General Election on Tuesday, November 3rd.On this day, you may vote for:

One mayoral candidate.
One school committee candidate from each ward (for a total of 8 school committee candidates). You don’t have to live in a candidate’s ward to vote for him/her!
Two at-large alderman candidate from each ward (for a total of 16 at-large alderman candidates). You don’t have to live in an at-large candidate’s ward to vote for him/her!
One ward alderman candidate from the ward in which you live.

Results of the September 15th Preliminary Election:

On September 15th, Newton voters narrowed the fields for Mayor and Ward 8 School Committee down to two candidates.

The mayoral candidates moving on to the General Election are Ruth Balser and Setti Warren.
The Ward 8 School Committee candidates moving on to the General Election are Margie Ross Decter and Tom Mountain.

For more information on the election, check out the City of Newton Election Commission web site.

Mayor	Alderman - Ward Candidate**	School Committee***
Ruth Balser	Anil Adyanthaya – Ward 5	Reenie Murphy – Ward 2
Setti Warren	John Rice – Ward 5	Margaret Albright – Ward 2
	George Mansfield – Ward 6	Jonathan Yeo – Ward 4
	Richard Blazar – Ward 6	Dan Proskauer – Ward 4
	Alderman - At-large***	Susan Rosenbaum – Ward 5
	Allan Ciccone – Ward 1	Steve Siegel – Ward 5
	Carlton Merrill – Ward 1	Claire Sokoloff – Ward 6
	Guive Mirfendereski – Ward 1	Olivia Mathews – Ward 6
	Bill Brandel – Ward 5	Sue Flicop – Ward 7
	Deb Crossley – Ward 5	Matt Hills – Ward 7
	Brian Yates – Ward 5	Margie Ross Decter – Ward 8
	Jeff Seideman – Ward 7	Tom Mountain – Ward 8
	Ruthanne Fuller – Ward 7
	Sydra Schnipper – Ward 7

If a candidate’s name has no link, that means this person did not respond to our initial or follow-up survey requests.

**Only residents of a particular ward may vote for that ward’s Ward Alderman candidates.

***You may vote for any at-large Alderman candidate and any School Committee candidate no matter which ward you live in.

2009 Newton Candidate Surveys