On Friday, April 8th Hopkinton Democrats gathered at the Hopkinton Town Hall to elect and endorse candidates for the local town election on Monday, May 16th. Approximately 70 residents attended and endorsed the following 20 candidates.

  • Mary Jo Lafreniere, Select Board (vote for 2)*
  • Shahidul Mannan, Select Board (vote for 2)*
  • Nancy Cavanaugh, School Committee ( 3 yr)*
  • Holly Morand, School Committee ( 2 yr)*
  • Jennifer Devlin, School Committee ( 1 yr)*
  • Nancy “Punky” Drawe, Housing Authority ( 5 yr)*
  • Beth Malloy, Constable (2 yr)*
  • Ronny Priefer, Planning Board (vote for 2)
  • Maria Elyse Barrett Mihajloski, PlanningvBoard (vote for 2)
  • Cynthia Esthimer, Parks & Recreation
  • Connor Degan, Town Clerk
  • Ellen Rutter, Town Moderator
  • Peter Mimmo, Board of Assessors
  • Susan Porter , Library Board (3 yr, vote for 2)
  • David Dollenmayer, Library Board (3 yr, vote for 2)
  • Anne Beauchamp, Library Board ( 2 yr)
  • Rebeka Hoffman, Housing Authority ( 2 yr)
  • Susan Kurys, Commissioners of Trust Funds
  • Kyla McSweeney, Cemetery Commissioner (3 yr)
  • Michael Hayes, Constable (3 yr)

*Contested

Each candidate’s statement, links to their candidate pages and ways to support their candidacy can be found at HopkintonDemocrats.org.

The Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee (HDTC) meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month, meetings are now back in person, the next meeting is Thursday, April 21st at 6:30 in Rm. 215 at the Hopkinton Town Hall.

Respectfully Submitted,
Darlene Hayes, Chair – HDTC
Ellen Rutter, Secretary – HDTC