Westport election update: Who's running?

Posted 1/13/25

Prospective candidates for town office have until Friday, Feb. 14, to get their nomination papers from the town clerk, and until Tuesday, Feb. 18, to return them with a minimum of 50 signatures from …

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Westport election update: Who's running?

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Prospective candidates for town office have until Friday, Feb. 14, to get their nomination papers from the town clerk, and until Tuesday, Feb. 18, to return them with a minimum of 50 signatures from registered Westport voters, in order to appear on the Tuesday, April 8 ballot.

As of Monday, the following had pulled nomination papers:

Select board (one three-year term)

Christopher Thrasher

Jacob McGuigan

Shana Teas

Weston D. Thurston II

Keith Dias

Select board (one one-year term)

Christopher Thrasher

Jacob McGuigan

Shana Teas

Weston D. Thurston II

Board of assessors (one three-year term)

Stephen J. Medeiros

Board of assessors (one one-year term)

Pauline Sylvia-Medeiros

School committee (two three-year terms)

Caitlin Sampers

Fish commission (one three-year term)

Christopher Dunn

Board of Health (one three-year term)

Tanja Ryden

Library trustees (two three-year terms)

Susan Costa

The following have no nomination papers yet:

• Landing commissioner (one three-year term)

• Commissioner of trust funds (one three-year term)

• Housing authority (one five-year term)

• Moderator (one three-year term)

• Planning board (one five-year term)

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