Five more potential candidates have filed their intention ("pulled papers") to run in the March 25 Annual Town Election: Catherine Bitter for Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District Committee, Joshua Fox for Board of Assessors, Linda Huet-Clayton for Board of Health, William Atkeson for Park and Recreation Commission, and Sherrill P. Cline for Commissioner of Housing Authority (see complete list below).
Fox, Huet-Clayton, and Cline are candidates for re-election. Bitter is currently appointed to the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District Committee to fill the vacancy after Heather Cowap Salemme’s resignation. Atkeson is currently appointed to the Park and Recreation Commission to fill the vacancy after Jennifer Stone’s resignation.
There are 17 open positions on this year's Annual Town Election ballot. You can find a complete list here. You can find information about how to run for office here and on the www.lwvsudbury.org website.
The period for potential candidates to file their intention to run is from Thursday, Jan. 4 to Wednesday, Jan. 31. Nomination papers (“signatures”) must be returned by Feb. 2. Any Sudbury registered voter may run for office. Potential candidates do not need permission from a board or committee to run.
According to the Town Clerk’s office and the Lincoln-Sudbury District Clerk, as of 5:06 p.m. Jan. 9, the following people have filed their intention to run:
Select Board
(2 seats, 3 years)
Janie Dretler
Sudbury School Committee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Karyn Jones
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District Committee
(2 seats, 3 years)
Catherine Bitter (Lincoln)
Moderator
(1 seat, 3 years)
Catharine V. Blake
Board of Assessors
(1 seat, 3 years)
Joshua Fox
Board of Health
(1 seat, 3 years)
Linda Huet-Clayton
Park and Recreation Commission
(2 seats, 3 years)
Laurie Eliason
Park and Recreation Commission
(1 seat, 1 year to fill a vacancy)
William Atkeson
Commissioner of Housing Authority
(1 seat, 5 years)
Sherrill P. Cline
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