2011 New Bedford Elections

Election results from the November 8th Elections here: http://www.newbedfordguide.com/2011-new-bedford-election-results

Relevant Articles, Videos and Pages

• City Council At-Large Candidate – Jan Baptist
• City Council At-Large Candidate – Denis Lawrence, Jr.
• An Interview with John Mitchell
• Voting by Absentee Ballot in New Bedford
• Mayoral candidate Tony Cabral
• Mayoral Candidate Jon Mitchell
• 2011 New Bedford Election Preview
• Running For Office in New Bedford
• The 2011 New Bedford Elections
• 2011 New Bedford Election Timeline
• 2011 New Bedford Election Results
• New Bedford City Council
• Registering to Vote in New Bedford
• New Bedford Political Survey System
• Interview with Maria Tomasia of the New Bedford Election Commission regarding voter registration
• The State of New Bedford (2011)
• The “Noncitizen” Issue Reaches Massachusetts

(I) = Incumbent

Confirmed Candidates – Mayor Scott Lang is not seeking re-election in 2011.

• Tony Cabral –  Nine-term state legislator. – Video Interview
• Jon Mitchell – Assistant U.S. attorney. – Video Interview – Website – Text Interview
• Linda M. Morad – Eight-Year Councilor Ward 1 – Video Interview
• E. Michael Janson – Owner of New England Seafoods – Video
• Thomas J.Pina – Video Interview

At-Large Councilors are elected by popular vote and represent all of New Bedford.  The top five finishers are elected to an At-large City Councilors position.  Here are the current New Bedford At-large City Councilors:

• David Alves (I)
• Brian K. Gomes (I)
• Deborah Coelho (I) – Video Interview
• Denis Lawrence, Jr. (I) – Video Interview
• John T. Saunders (I)
• Jan Baptist – 36 years with Bristol Community College (BCC), retired as Director of Disability Services in 2009. President of the YWCA board of directors. – Video Interview
• Naomi Carney – Former City Councilor.
• John Moniz
• Derek Sylvia – Video Interview
• Chuck Dade –

Ward Councilors are elected by the people of specific wards.  New Bedford has six distinct wards.

Ward 1 – Linda Morad’s Vacant Seat

• James D. Oliveira – Video Interview
• Nelson Ostiguy – Former aide to Mayor Scott Lang. – Video Interview
• Robert A. Rebello – Video Interview – Video Interview
• Randall Santos – Video Interview
• Frank Ribeiro – Video Interview

Ward 2

• Steve Martins (I) – Video Interview – Video Interview

Ward 3

• Kathy Dehner (I) – Video Interview
• Christopher J. Barros – Artist, volunteer and military veteran. – Video Interview
• Henry G. Bousquet – Video Interview – Video Interview
• George Rogers – Video Interview

Ward 4

• Bruce Duarte Jr. (I)
• Dana Rebeiro – Video Interview

Ward 5

• Jane Gonsalves (I) – Website – Video Interview
• James Roy – graduate student at Roger Williams University. Website – Video Interview

Ward 6

• Joseph P. Lopes (I) – Video Interview
• Ian Abreu – Video Interview

• Marlen Pollock (I) – Video Interview – Video Interview
• Jill M. Ussach (I) – Video Interview – Video Interview
• Thomas Clark (I) – Video Interview
• Guillermo Gonzalez – Psychiatrist. –  Video Interview
• Joaquim Livramento – United Inter-Faith Action.
• Adrienne Wilkins – Video Interview
• Erik Andrade – Video Interview
• Ramona C. Silva

• Marty Treadup

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