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List of candidates for 2025 Town Election

by | May 16, 2025 | News

There are two contested races in this year’s Annual Town Election. Jeffrey Doyle, Matt Kizner and incumbent Shahidul Mannan will vie for the two available seats on the Select Board. Current Select Board vice chair Mary Jo LaFreniere is not seeking reelection.

Frederick “Ted” Mayer faces off against incumbent Peter Mimmo for the open seat on the Board of Assessors.

Click here for the Independent’s story profiling the candidates in the contested races.

The election is Monday, May 19. Polls will be open at Hopkinton Middle School from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Following is a list of all races. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

CONTESTED RACES

Select Board, three-year term, two open positions
Jeffrey Doyle (unenrolled)
Matthew Kizner (Democrat)
Shahidul Mannan (Democrat), incumbent

Board of Assessors, three-year term, one open position
Frederick “Ted” Mayer (Republican)
Peter Mimmo (Democrat), incumbent

UNCONTESTED RACES

Board of Health, three-year term, one open position
Raymond Malcolm Smith (Democrat)

Board of Library Trustees, three-year term, two open positions
Susan Porter (Democrat), incumbent
Stanley Pulnik (Democrat), incumbent

Cemetery Commissioners, three-year term, one open position
Regina Harper (unenrolled)

Commissioners of Trust Fund, three-year term, one open position
Susan Kurys (Democrat), incumbent

Constable, three-year term, one open position
Amy Groves (Democrat)

Hopkinton Housing Authority, five-year term, one open position
Beth Malloy (Democrat), incumbent

Parks & Recreation Commission, three-year term, one open position
Kyle Smith (Independent), incumbent

Planning Board, five-year term, two open positions
Amna Diwan (Democrat)
Peter Mimmo (Democrat)

School Committee, three-year term, one open position
Nancy Richards-Cavanaugh (Democrat), incumbent

School Committee, one-year term, one open position
Kyla McSweeney (Democrat)

Town Clerk, three-year term, one open position
Connor Degan (Democrat), incumbent

Town Moderator, three-year term, one open position
Zachary Kosan (unenrolled)

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