Lawrence Mackin Jr. Running For Braintree Town Council

BRAINTREE, MA — Lawrence Mackin Jr. took out nomination papers, indicating he will run for Town Council. There are now 16 people running for the council's nine seats. Mackin will challenge incumbent Timothy Carey, as well as challenger Gisca Bonhomme, in District 6.

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 Wednesday, Aug. 21, 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*
• District 6- Lawrence Mackin Jr.

School Committee

• Thomas Devin*
• James Daiute
• Karla Psaros

Library Trustee

• 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.