Politics & Government

Who Has Your Vote Today in Selectmen's Race?

There are three candidates, all experienced in local government, running for two seats on the Board of Selectmen in Danvers.

There's a three-way race for two seats on the Board of Selectmen in Danvers today. 

Selectmen Keith Lucy and Dan Bennett are both up for re-election and face a challenge for one of their seats from retired judge David Mills.

The Salem News recently profiled each of the candidates and you can find those features here for Lucy, Bennett and Mills.

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Mills is a former prosecutor and Danvers Town Moderator and spent 25 years as a Town Meeting member. He was first appointed as a judge in 2001.

Lucy, an electrical engineer, is finishing up his third three-year term on the board and is currently the senior member with the resignation of Selectman Michael Powers last month.

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Bennett, who unsuccessfully challenged state Rep. Ted Speliotis again in November, is looking to win a third term on the board. He works as a real estate agent in town and has previously served on the School Committee and the Board of Library Trustees.

In many respects, the candidates appear to agree on big issues in town as evidenced in two candidate forums last week. So tell us, who are you supporting in this race and why?

As a further note to readers, we ask that you simply use this opportunity to explain why you support a candidate and do not consider it license to attack other candidates.

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