Thursday, January 3, 2013
Joan Lovely officially began her term as the Senator for Peabody, Salem, Beverly, Danvers and Topsfield on Wednesday.
Salem's Joan Lovely took her seat in the Senate chamber Wednesday to officially start her tenure on Beacon Hill. Lovely was sworn in by Gov. Deval Patrick during a brief ceremony and then took her first vote to return Therese Murray to the Senate presidency -- it was a unanimous vote. The 54-year-old Lovely, a longtime and popular Salem city councilor, defeated Peabody opponents John Slattery and Mary-Ellen Manning along with Salem's Ed Carroll during the Democratic Primary in September. She then easily beat Beverly Republican Richard Jolitz in November for the 2nd Essex District seat. The seat was long held by by Peabody's Fred Berry, who retired last year after 30 years in the Senate. Lovely is also the first woman to hold the office. …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Salem Democrat Joan Lovely attributes much of her successful run to a grassroots campaign of knocking on doors all across the district.
Salem Democrat Joan Lovely earned a seat in the state Senate Tuesday in a landslide victory over Beverly Republican Richard Jolitz. With all the official results in, Lovely garnered 71 percent of the vote to Jolitz' 29 percent. Lovely, her family and a roomful of supporters gathered at the Old Town Hall in Salem to celebrate Tuesday night. Lovely arrived just after 8 p.m. and finally took the podium to give her victory speech shortly before 9:30 p.m. "What an amazing year this has been. We started back in January...we started knocking on doors and we've been knocking on doors ever since across this district and the response has just been phenomenal," Lovely said. "I just feel so greatful and so honored to stand here tonight before all of …
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Democrat Joan Lovely defeats Republican Richard Jolitz to represent Peabody, Salem, Beverly, Danvers and Topsfield in the state Senate.
Democrat Joan Lovely, after 15 years on the Salem City Council, won herself a seat on Beacon Hill Tuesday night. In a landslide victory, Lovely defeated Beverly Republican Richard Jolitz for the 2nd Essex District seat in the Massachusetts Senate, according to results from the Associated Press. With 59 percent of the votes reporting at 10 p.m., projected winner Lovely defeated Jolitz 72 percent to 28 percent. The hardest phase of the campaign for Lovely was undoubtedly the party primary in September where she faced off against two experienced North Shore politicians – former state Rep. John Slattery and Governor’s Councilor Mary-Ellen Manning – and a newcomer to the scene, Ed Carroll. Months of knocking on doors across the district paid …
Friday, September 7, 2012
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Salem's Joan Lovely won the Democratic party candidacy for state Senate yesterday in a landslide, handily taking four out of five communities except for Peabody to earn 50 percent of the vote. The Tanner City, which is the largest city in the district, heavily went in favor of hometown favorite John Slattery, 2,324 to Lovely's 1,487, but it wasn't enough to close the gap for Slattery, who finished behind Lovely in the race with 30 percent of the vote. He was trailed by fellow Peabodyite Mary-Ellen Manning (17 percent) and Edward Carroll of Salem (2 percent). Lovely, in comparison, won big in her hometown of Salem, 3,260 to Slattery's 735 votes. And back in Peabody, she did win one precinct as well by 15 votes -- Brooksby Village. Manning …
Slattery said he felt like his team ran a good campaign and had lots of support throughout the district, the final result, however, was not as he had hoped.
Former Peabody state Rep. John Slattery was gracious to both his main opponents in the Senate race Thursday night as he made his concession speech at the Peabody Ancient Order of Hibernians Hall. Slattery, who finished well behind Salem city councilor Joan Lovely in the Democratic primary, commended Lovely particularly for her hard work over the past several months. According to total vote counts, Lovely won with 7,450, Slattery came in second with 4,418, Mary-Ellen Manning picked up 2,610 and Edward Carroll received 309. "I think Joan Lovely will probably be the next state senator. She worked hard and she ran a good campaign, so congratulations to Joan," Slattery told a roomful of supporters, as it became apparent he trailed Lovely by too…
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Mary-Ellen Manning finished third in Thursday's Democratic Party primary for the Second Essex District seat in the state Senate.
Mary-Ellen Manning, who served on the Governor’s Council for 12 years, said she gave an “A+” effort after losing in the race for the Second Essex District seat in the state Senate. She finished third in Thursday’s Democratic Party primary, behind winner Joan Lovely and John Slattery. Edward Carroll was fourth. The district includes Danvers, plus Beverly, Peabody, Salem and Topsfield. “I couldn’t feel any better even if we did win,” Manning told a room full of supporters at her campaign headquarters in downtown Peabody on Thursday night. Manning stepped above her supporters to speak just after 8:30 p.m., announcing that she was not going to win. Manning, of Peabody, said she was “honored and humbled” to serve as a Governor’s Councilor from …
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Lovely and supporters joined at the Moose Lodge in Salem Thursday night to celebrate her victory.
Joan Lovely said her victory in the Second Essex Senate race primary was a team effort, and she plans on succeeding Sen. Fred Berry with a November win against Republican challenger Richard Jolitz. According to total vote counts, Lovely won with 7,450, John Slattery came in second with 4,418, Mary-Ellen Manning picked up 2,610 and Edward Carroll received 309. After the win was made official, Lovely joined supporters, which included Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, state Rep. John Keenan, Police Chief Paul Tucker, city councilors, School Committee members and campaign team member Darek Barcikowski at the Moose Lodge — headquarters for her campaign during Thursday's election. Lovely thanked her family, supporters, Berry and even her opponents …
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Lovely will be in November election.
Joan Lovely secured a spot in the Second Essex Senate race in Thursday's Democratic primary election. The unofficial results show Lovely winning in a landslide with 7,450 votes (50 percent), followed by John Slattery with 4,418 votes (30 percent), Mary-Ellen Manning with 2,610 (17 percent) and Edward Carroll with just 309 votes (2 percent). Click here for a complete look at how the North Shore voted. Lovely will go on to face Republican challenger Richard A. Jolitz in the November election.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Peabody's Joyce Spiliotis formally announces her support of John Slattery, whom she actually succeeded in the Mass. House of Representatives.
The irony of the situation is likely not lost on John Slattery, in fact, it's a bit like a role reversal. Yesterday, he announced that his successor as Peabody's state representative formally endorsed him in his run for the state Senate. Peabody native Joyce Spiliotis, who has held the 12th Essex District seat in the House since 2003, said Slattery is the only candidate in the race that has the "experience needed to fill the loss created by the retirement of Sen. Fred Berry." She said that's precisesly because of Slattery's prior four terms on Beacon Hill. Spiliotis ascended to the House via the Peabody City Council when Slattery left his seat to run for Lieutenant Governor on the Democratic ticket in 2002. Slattery also served on the …
The four Democratic candidates for state Senate answer a series of questions on local issues in the district.
As a final piece of our election coverage of the 2nd Essex District Senate race leading up to Thursday's primary, we've asked each of the four Democratic candidates a series of questions on local issues. Here are their answers in order of topic and response: Patch: What is your vision for the future of the Salem Harbor Power Station site? Edward Carroll: My vision for Salem, Peabody, Danvers, Beverly and the rest of the district is to lower the property taxes and bring more job opportunities to the region. At one time Salem was the leading seaport on the East Coast and brought tremendous financial revenues through the international trade. Salem could easily become, once again, the crown jewel. Salem has easy access because of the trains, …
Bill
12:34 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
When does she get to take her first bribe...so exciting more ›