Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Leah Cole defeated fellow Republican Greg Bunn for the party's nomination by a narrow 52-vote margin Tuesday amid a very low turnout at the polls.
The first-time Republican candidates clashed at the polls and 24-year-old Leah Cole walked away the winner from Tuesday night's primary, defeating Greg Bunn by a mere 52 votes, 512-460. According to City Clerk Tim Spanos, only about 6 percent of voters in the 12th Essex District hit the polls. Now with the party nomination in hand, Cole moves on to a general special election April 2 against Democrat Beverley Griffin Dunne and Dave Gravel, who is running as unenrolled. * includes blanks and write-ins Cole celebrated her victory with roomful of supporters at Champions Pub Tuesday night. "I'm just grateful to them [voters] that they gave me this opportunity to advance to the general election. I'm just looking forward to conserving the …
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Champions Pub
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Leah Cole defeated fellow Republican Greg Bunn for the party's nomination by a narrow 52-vote margin.
The first-time Republican candidates clashed at the polls and Leah Cole walked away the winner Tuesday night, defeating Greg Bunn by a mere 52 votes. Cole, now with the party nomination in hand, moves on to a final special election April 2 against Democrat Beverley Griffin Dunne and Dave Gravel, who is running as unenrolled. Turnout overall for the primary election Tuesday was about 6 percent, according to the City Clerk's office. Dunne was also on the ballot Tuesday, unopposed, and actually earned more votes than either Cole or Bunn. Stay with Peabody Patch for more on the results.
Seniors at Brooksby Village held an informal forum recently for the candidates running to become Peabody's next State Representative.
All four candidates for State Representative in Peabody appeared at Brooksby Village recently for the time-honored candidate forum in the chapel. "The reason we have it in the chapel is because it keeps everybody honest, or at least we think it it does," said organizer Loretta Tenaglia, smiling. The retirement complex, which is a separate voting precinct, is home to about 1,800 seniors and some of the most active voters in the city -- Tenaglia boasts a near 100 percent turnout rate most elections. As such, Brooksby has been a regular campaign stop for Peabody politicians for the past several years. Republicans Leah Cole and Greg Bunn, along with Democrat Beverley Griffin Dunne and Dave Gravel, who is running as unenrolled, all briefly …
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100 Brooksby Village Dr, Peabody, MA
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The winner will move on to the final special election on April 2.
Peabody Republicans Leah Cole and Greg Bunn will face off at the polls today in a race to win the GOP nomination for State Representative. The winner will go on to face Democrat Beverley Griffin Dunne and unenrolled candidate Dave Gravel in the final special election on April 2. You can read up on both Cole and Bunn in the following candidate profiles:
Monday, March 4, 2013
Peabody Republican Greg Bunn is running for State Representative in the March 5 special election primary
Greg Bunn calls himself a “plain speaker” who knows the ins and outs of state government because he’s spent 15 years working there between the departments of mental health and workforce development, and he wants to help people. Bunn, who is 41 and running for State Representative in Peabody, admits his background is a bit unusual for a Republican, but at the same time, his campaign platform is about creating jobs to bolster the economy, lowering taxes (he opposes the governor’s tax plan) and removing red tape for businesses. “Really, the reason I’m running is to help create a much more business-friendly environment so businesses have the opportunity to create jobs,” Bunn said, and that’s his mission for Peabody, the North Shore and …
Here's your local guide to the State Representative primary election on March 5.
Peabody holds its special election primary Tuesday to narrow down the field of candidates in the race for State Representative. In the 12th Essex District, which represents Ward 1 through 4 and Precinct 1 and 3 in Ward 5, there are four candidates vying for the seat left open by the death of Joyce Spiliotis last year, but only three will appear on two party ballots Tuesday. Republicans Greg Bunn and Leah Cole square off to determine who goes on to the April 2 final, while Beverley Griffin Dunne is on the Democratic ballot despite being unchallenged by a party opponent since former city councilor Jim Moutsoulas dropped out of the race. Dave Gravel, who is unenrolled, does not appear on the primary ballot because it is only for political …
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240 Lynnfield St, Peabody, MA
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Saint Ann's
136 Lynn St, Peabody, MA
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Kiley Brothers Memorial School
21 Johnson St, Peabody, MA
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50 Walsh Ave, Peabody, MA
Our Lady of Fatima
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15a Wilson Ter, Peabody, MA
Wilson Terrace Rec Hall
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William A. Welch Sr. Elementary School
50 Swampscott Ave, Peabody, MA
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J. Henry Higgins Middle School
1 King St, Peabody, MA
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Peabody Veterans Memorial High School
485 Lowell St, Peabody, MA
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John E. McCarthy Memorial School
76 Lake St, Peabody, MA
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South Memorial School
16 Maple Street Ext, Peabody, MA
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Brooksby Village
100 Brooksby Village Dr, Peabody, MA
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Local Republican leader says he's backing Bunn in state representative race because he has the experience and record needed for the job.
[The following letter was submitted to Peabody Patch.] To the Editor: After much thought and careful examination of the two Republican candidates running to be Peabody’s next state representative, I am enthusiastically endorsing Greg Bunn for the Republican nomination. Greg Bunn is a well educated individual with the experience that is necessary of a state representative. In addition to holding two masters degrees in public administration and counseling psychology, Greg is also a licensed mental health clinician and the operations manager at three local career centers, working hard on a daily basis to help unemployed individuals find work. Greg wants to take his experience to Beacon Hill to make Peabody more attractive to small businesses …
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Campaign finance reports show Dave Gravel raising the most money from supporters since Jan. 1 out of the four candidates running for State Representative in Peabody.
27,377 -- that's the number of voters eligible to vote Tuesday, March 5 in a special primary election for Peabody's next state representative. The final election will then be held April 2. City Clerk Tim Spanos only expects to see a 15 percent turnout Tuesday, which would match the turnout in last September's state primary in a high-stakes local Senate race. Spanos attributes the low percentage, in part, to only having two Republicans and one Democrat on the ballot. The Peabody GOP is close to 10 percent of voters. Here's a further breakdown on the number of voters in the 12th Essex District, which comprises Ward 1 through 4 and Precinct 1 and 3 in Ward 5: Here's another number -- $15,545. That's how much money Dave Gravel has raised …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
All four candidates for Peabody's next representative of the 12th Essex District will take part in an informal forum at the retirement complex.
With just under a week left before the primary, all four candidates for State Representative in Peabody are scheduled to appear for a candidates forum at Brooksby Village Wednesday at 2 p.m. The forum is not structured as a debate, but rather as an opportunity for each candidate to take several minutes to introduce themselves to the residents at the retirement complex, explain their views on the issues and take some questions. The March 5 primary will feature a contest between Republicans Greg Bunn and Leah Cole and an uncontested ballot spot for Democrat Beverley Griffin Dunne. Either Bunn or Cole will then join Dunne and independent candidate Dave Gravel in the April 2 special election. Gravel, as unenrolled in a political party, will …
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Brooksby Village
100 Brooksby Village Dr, Peabody, MA
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Voters will have two ballots to choose from in the March 5 primary for State Rep in Peabody -- Republican and Democrat. GOP members Greg Bunn and Leah Cole square off while Democrat Beverley Griffin Dunne runs unopposed until the final special election.
If City Clerk Tim Spanos' prediction holds true, the turnout will be light March 5 for the primary in a special election for Peabody's next state representative and successor to the late Joyce Spiliotis. Spanos said it's still difficult to forecast with great certainty at this point, but he doesn't anticipate anymore activity at the polls than in September's state primary -- that was 15 percent and Spanos is rarely wrong. By the numbers, that's about 5,380 voters of the 35,855 registered in Peabody as of last November's election. Historically, turnout for state primaries is often low and local election officials said at the time both the earlier date and the fact that Sept. 6 was a Thursday likely threw some regular voters off schedule. …
Jim Agganis
5:16 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
I would just like to personally thank Jim Lyons for playing what i believe was a big part in weakening the Republican Party! Leah seems like a great kid and I wish her the very best. However it did not go unnoticed that her committee was not allowing her to speak publicly. One of the few times she did speak at Brooksby village ,people were shaking their heads due to the shortness of her speech. … more ›