2 More Join Braintree Town Council Race

BRAINTREE, MA — Two more candidates for Town Council took out nomination papers, meaning there are now 15 people running for the council's nine seats. Shawn Cody is the newcomer in the race, running for District 3's wide open seat, while Councilor Stephen O'Brien seeks reelection for District 4.

Turnover is expected in November's election, as there's going to be at least four open races. Councilor At-large Sean Powers isn't seeking re-election, while District 3 Councilor Thomas Bowes and District 1 Councilor Charles Kokoros have announced they're running for mayor. District 5 Councilor David Ringius is also not seeking reelection in his district instead deciding to run for the open at-large seat.

As of Monday, here's who's taken out nomination papers for Braintree's town election on Nov. 5. All town council seats are two-year terms, while all other positions have four-year terms The asterisks indicate incumbents:

Mayor

• Lisa Fiske Heger
• Thomas Bowes
• Charles Kokoros
• Thomas Reynolds

Town Council

• At-large - Shannon Hume*
• At-large - David Ringius
• At-large - Charles Ryan*
• District 1 - Julia Flaherty
• District 1 - John McKinley
• District 2 - John Mullaney
• District 3 - Donna Connors
• District 3 - Shawn Cody
• District 3 - Joseph Lydon
• District 4 - Stephen O'Brien*
• District 5 - Meredith Boericke
• District 5 - Anthony Preston
• District 6 - Gisca Bonhomme
• District 6 - Timothy Carey*

School Committee

• James Daiute
• Thomas Devin*
• Karla Morast

Library Trustees

• Laura Colpus*
• Patricia Pilgrim*
• Ann Toland*
• Christian Vanderslice*
• John Pelose

Electric Light Board

• Anthony Agnitti*

Housing Authority

• Marta Googins*
• Michael Guerriero
• Matthew Sterling

The deadline for mayor candidates to pick up nomination papers has already passed. For all other positions, the deadline is 5 p.m., Sept. 13. Braintree's town election is Nov. 5.