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Governor’s Council District 1 Candidates Overview

September 6, 2010 in Governor's Council 1st District by Massachusetts Election 2010 | View Comments

Joe Ureneck

South Coast Today published an excellent overview of the Governor’s Council 1st District race. This is the most contested of the Governor’s Council races with 7 candidates running. It is also the most confusing – as there are two brothers running with the same name – Oliver Cipollini – one as a Democract and one as a Republican:

In the midst of a campaign season Joseph A. Ureneck, like the other six candidates vying for Governor’s Council District 1, finds himself having to clear one major hurdle: voter incomprehension.

“The Governor’s Council is a black hole for most people,” said Ureneck recently. “It exists and they have no idea what it does.”

The council’s main duty is to confirm approval of gubernatorial appointments — namely judges, notaries, justices of the peace — weigh in on criminal pardons and act on payments from the state treasury.

The body, comprised of eight members with the lieutenant governor serving as an ex officio member, meets once a week, at noon on Wednesday in the State House Chamber.

Council members, elected every two years, draw a salary of $26,025.

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Interview with Joe Ureneck and Richard Mitchell Candidates for Governor’s Council

August 18, 2010 in 4th - Frank Bielat Sholley, Governor's Council, Governor's Council 1st District by Massachusetts Election 2010 | View Comments

The interview was on Behind the Scene with Hector Montalvo. It has a strong focus on father’s rights and family court reform.

 

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Interview with Joe Ureneck, Candidate for Governor’s Council 1st District

August 4, 2010 in Governor's Council, Governor's Council 1st District by Massachusetts Election 2010 | View Comments

Editor: Joe Ureneck is a candidate for Governor’s Council 1st District. The Herald News has an interesting profile on Joe. As we have done with a number of Governor’s Council Candidates, we have an in-depth interview with Mr. Ureneck.

 

Joe Ureneck

Why would you like to be on the Governor’s Council? What is it about your background and experience that will make you a good governor’s councilor?

As an active and concerned citizen who has always supported civic involvement I want to promote fundamental reform in the judiciary and ensure fair treatment for all in the courts.

I am 59 years old, a native of Massachusetts, graduate (MA) of UMass and a small business owner. My website is www.votejoeureneck.com and I invite voters to join me on Facebook. I can be reached directly at 857 350-0575.

The Governor’s Council is an extremely important public body but most people know little, if anything, about it. I will encourage greater public participation in the Council and seek to approve only those judicial nominees who want to serve first and foremost the public interest, not their own. I want to ensure that judicial nominees are approved not on the basis of political and legal industry connections but rather on the premise that a judge’s primary role should be providing fair and equitable treatment for all in the court.

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Interview with Oliver Cipollini, candidate for Governor’s Council 1st District

August 3, 2010 in Governor's Council, Governor's Council 1st District by Massachusetts Election 2010 | View Comments

Editor: Oliver Cipollini is a candidate for the Governor’s Council 1st District. As we have done with a number of Governor’s Council  candidate, we have an in-depth interview with Mr. Cipollini where he tells us his philosophy toward being a member of the Governor’s Council.
 

Oliver Cipollini

Why would you like to be on the Governor’s Council? What is it about your background and experience that will make you a good councilor?

I am a retired Clerk-Magistrate and Systems Network Manager. Besides working with large budgets and diverse systems, I worked with children and young adults in the juvenile court system, as a social worker and as a counselor at St. Vincent’s Home in Fall River.

I promise to be your voice on the Council. I will welcome voter input in the issues which come before the Council. I enter this process as an advocate for the vitality of our state government’s Constitution and governing process.

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Governor’s Council 1st District: Hallahan, Cipollini, Ureneck, Gregory, Moniz, Mosca, Cipollini Jr.

June 27, 2010 in Governor's Council 1st District by Massachusetts Election 2010 | View Comments

CandidateMediaFinanceNotes
» Joe Ureneck (R)
» Charles Oliver Cipollini (R)
» Oliver Cipollini (D)
» Thomas J. Hallahan (D)
» Walter Moniz (D)
» Jeffrey T Gregory (D)
» Patricia Mosca (D)
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Thomas Hallahan Running for Governor’s Council 1st District

May 31, 2010 in Governor's Council, Governor's Council 1st District by Massachusetts Election 2010 | View Comments

Tom Hallahan

Thomas Hallahan is a candidate for Governor’s Council in the 1st District. Tom works as a tenured professor teaching courses in education policy and social justice. He also works as a policy consultant for the Department of Public Health and MassHealth. Tom has a long history of involvement with numerous non-profits doing work in the areas of youth engagement, substance abuse, mental health, AIDS, health care policy, equity/access to education and the arts. He serves on the board of directors for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and is a member of a number of NGOs doing work in the areas of inclusive education & disability rights in Cambodia and South Africa.

As we have done with a several other candidates, we conducted an email interview with Dr. Hallanan.

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Oliver Cipollini re-runs for Governor’s Council 1st District

April 17, 2010 in Governor's Council, Governor's Council 1st District by Massachusetts Election 2010 | View Comments

Oliver Cipollini

We’ve received this message from Oliver Cipollini, a candidate for the Governor’s Council First District:

Oliver P. Cipollini Jr. has announced his candidacy for the office of Governor’s Councillor for District One.

A native of Fall River, where he lived for about 36 years, Cipollini has lived for the past 22 years in Barnstable with his wife Sandra Piccole. He is a retired Clerk-Magistrate and a Systems Network Manager. Besides working with large budgets and diverse systems, he has worked with children and young adults in the juvenile court system, as a social worker and as a counselor at St. Vincent’s Home in Fall River.

Cipollini stresses his dedication to public service. “I seek to uphold the democratic process by becoming your representative on the Governor’s Council,” he says. “I promise to be your voice on the Council. I will welcome voter input in the issues which come before the Council.

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Patricia Mosca Running for Governor’s Council

April 14, 2010 in Governor's Council, Governor's Council 1st District by Massachusetts Election 2010 | View Comments

Patricia Mosca is one of the candidates running for Governor’s Council 1st District. This is one of the open seats, in this case vacated by long time councillor Carole Fiola. She joins a crowded field with 7 candidates at last count.

In our article about the current Governor’s Council candidates, we didn’t write much about her because our research did not turn up a lot of information. Ms. Mosca has written to give us more information about her candidacy. Her message to the blog is included below:

Hi, my name is Patricia Mosca and I am one of the candidates for Governor’s Council.

I decided to run for Governor’s Council when the incumbent dropped out of the race.  I do not have many $ nor do I have the name, as you mention is important.  But, I do have the experience.

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