I met Shahidul Mannan a few years ago when he was first running for Select Board and I was running for the Hopkinton Housing Board. I knew right away that he was a wonderful and kind man, because I was pretty nervous on the day we all pulled our nomination papers. I didn’t know who he was, but he just smiled at me and said, “You’ll do fine!” When I heard he was running for a seat on the Select Board, I thought about how lucky the other members of the board will be to have Shahidul join them as a Select Board member. This was even before I knew about all his qualifications and volunteer positions he had on multiple other committees in Hopkinton.

Not only does he have such expertise and knowledge, but his quality as an amazing man is so important to this town. I am so honored to call him my friend and will be very happy knowing he will be an advocate for me and everyone else in Hopkinton as a member of the Select Board for another term. Please join me in proudly voting for Shahidul Mannan on May 19!

— Nancy (Punky) Drawe, Hopkinton

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