Brett Gormley

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Brett Gormley

Brockton Public Schools school board Ward 4

Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2019

Years in position

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2017

Education

High school

Brockton High School

Bachelor's

Bridgewater State University

Personal

Profession

Teacher

Contact

Personal website

Brett Gormley is the Ward 4 representative on the Brockton Public Schools school board in Massachusetts. First elected in 2015, Gormley won a new term in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2017
* 2.1.1 Results
* 2.1.2 Funding
* 2.2 2015
* 2.2.1 Results
* 2.2.2 Funding
* 2.2.3 Endorsements
* 3 Campaign themes
* 3.1 2015
* 4 Recent news
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

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Gormley graduated from Brockton High School in 1998. He later earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Bridgewater State University. Gormley took a position as a physical education teacher and football coach at Dever McCormack Middle School in 2012.[1]

## Elections[edit]

### 2017[edit]

See also: Brockton Public Schools elections (2017)

Seven seats on the Brockton Public Schools School Committee in Massachusetts were up for general election on November 7, 2017. All eight seats on the school committee were up for election. The eighth seat was held by the mayor of Brockton, but was not covered by Ballotpedia as the city fell outside of municipal elections coverage.[2]

In his bid for re-election to the Ward 3 seat, incumbent Mark D'Agostino defeated Stephen Kelley. Ward 1 incumbent Thomas J. Minichiello Jr., Ward 2 incumbent Lisa Plant, and Ward 4 incumbent Brett Gormley ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats. In Ward 5, incumbent Judy A. Sullivan defeated Nancy Demacedo. The Ward 6 race included incumbent Joyce Asack and challenger Felicia Chalmers, and Asack won the seat. Ward 7 incumbent Timothy Sullivan defeated former school committee member Raymond Henningson Jr. for another term on the board.[3][4] Steven Carl Abrams and Felicia Pandele initially filed to run for the Ward 1 and 2 seats, respectively, but they withdrew from the race.[5]

#### Results[edit]

Brockton Public Schools,
Ward 4 General Election, 2-year term, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Brett Gormley Incumbent (unopposed) | 100.00% | 1,359
Total Votes | 1,359
Source: Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Cynthia Hogan, City of Brockton," November 20, 2017

#### Funding[edit]

See also: Campaign finance in the Brockton Public Schools election

The City of Brockton Elections Office does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at elections@ballotpedia.org.

### 2015[edit]

See also: Brockton Public Schools elections (2015)

All seven seats on the Brockton School Committee were up for election on November 3, 2015. A primary election was held for seats in Wards 3 and 4 on September 22, 2015.[6]

Four of the seven seats did not have challengers. Ward 1 incumbent Thomas J. Minichiello Jr. and Ward 5 incumbent Judy A. Sullivan won without opposition. Andrew Robinson and Ossie Jordan did not file for re-election in Wards 2 and 6, respectively. Lisa Plant and Joyce Asack were the sole candidates to file for their seats, thereby winning without opposition.[7]

Wards 3 and 4 had three candidates each prior to the primary. Neither incumbent filed for re-election. In Ward 3, Mark D'Agostino defeated Blessing Rogers for the seat vacated by Allisha Clark-Wilson. In the Ward 4 race, Brett Gormley defeated Nilton Monteiro for the seat held by Patricia Joyce. Elliot Miller and Tony Branch were defeated in primaries for Wards 3 and 4, respectively.[7]

The Ward 7 race saw the only incumbent facing a challenger. Board member Raymond Henningson Jr. lost his re-election bid against Timothy Sullivan.[7]

#### Results[edit]

Brockton School Committee, Ward 4, General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Brett Gormley | 65.3% | 1,181
Nilton Monteiro | 34.5% | 623
Write-in votes | 0.22% | 4
Total Votes | 1,808
Source: City of Brockton, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 3, 2015

Brockton Public Schools,
Ward 4 Primary Election, 2-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Brett Gormley | 45.5% | 499
| Nonpartisan  | Nilton Monteiro | 33.8% | 370
| Nonpartisan  |  Tony Branch | 20.7% | 227
Total Votes | 1,096
Source: The Enterprise, "Polls close, counting under way in Brockton's preliminary election," September 22, 2015

#### Funding[edit]

The Brockton Elections Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at elections@ballotpedia.org.

#### Endorsements[edit]

Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Gormley in the election.

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2015[edit]

Gormley's website listed the following themes for the 2015 campaign:

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* Fight for level funding of the school department's budget
* Find creative ways to restore funding to successful programs that have been cut such as the 21st Century After School Programs.
* Return to neighborhood schools
* Strengthen relationships with community partners
* Establish an innovation school
* Empower parents, students and citizens to be a voice for Brockton's children
* In favor keeping the MCAS and MA Frameworks over the Common Core and PARCC[8]

| ”

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—Brett Gormley (2015)[9]

## Recent news[edit]

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Brett Gormley - Google News

## See also[edit]

* Brockton Public Schools, Massachusetts
* Brockton Public Schools elections (2017)
* Brockton Public Schools elections (2015)
* Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
* What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Brockton Public Schools
* Office website
* Campaign website
* Campaign Facebook page

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Brett 4 Ward 4, "About," accessed September 21, 2015
2. ↑ City of Brockton, "2017 Political Calendar," accessed July 31, 2017
3. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Cynthia Hogan, City of Brockton" August 2, 2017
4. ↑ The Enterprise, "Challengers couldn’t shake Brockton School Committee incumbents," November 7, 2017
5. ↑ City of Brockton, "2017 Sample November Ballot," accessed November 8, 2017
6. ↑ Brockton Public Schools, "2014-2015 Brockton School Committee," accessed January 26, 2015
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Lauren Dixon, "Email correspondence with Brockton Election Department's Executive Director John McGarry," August 21, 2015
8. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
9. ↑ Brett 4 Ward 4, "Vision," accessed September 21, 2015

Brockton Public Schools elections in 2017

Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Election date:| November 7, 2017
Candidates:| Ward 1: • Incumbent, Thomas J. Minichiello Jr.
Ward 2: • Incumbent, Lisa Plant
Ward 3: • Incumbent, Mark D'Agostino • Stephen Kelley
Ward 4: • Incumbent, Brett Gormley
Ward 5: • Incumbent, Judy A. Sullivan • Nancy Demacedo
Ward 6: • Incumbent, Joyce Asack • Felicia Chalmers
Ward 7: • Incumbent, Timothy Sullivan • Raymond Henningson Jr.
Important information:| What's at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines
2015 Brockton Public Schools Elections

Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Election date:| Primary election: September 22, 2015
General election: November 3, 2015
Candidates:| Ward 1: • Incumbent, Thomas J. Minichiello, Jr.

Ward 2: • Lisa Plant
Ward 3: • Mark D'Agostino • Elliot Miller • Blessing Rogers
Ward 4: • Tony Branch • Brett Gormley • Nilton Monteiro
Ward 5: • Incumbent, Judy A. Sullivan
Ward 6: • Joyce Asack

Ward 7: • Incumbent, Raymond Henningson, Jr. • Timothy Sullivan
Important information:| Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot

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