Another Concord School Board Member Is Out While 2 File For Seats

CONCORD, NH — Two candidates have filed to run for district Concord board of education seats while one long-time member calls it quits.

Tom Croteau, the District A (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4) board member and a retired educator, has decided not to run for reelection. He has been on the board nearly nine years having been first elected in 2012. Croteau called his time on the board "a good run" and said now that his wife, Patricia, was retired, too, "she and I have plans for having more free time."

Neither Liza Poinier, who is the District B (Wards 5, 6, 7) member, nor Chuck Crush, who is the District C (Wards 8, 9, 10) board member, have returned emails seeking comment about their future political plans. However, if Poinier decides to run for reelection, she is going to have competition after two residents signed up to run for the District B seat in the first 48 hours of the open filing period.

Jonathan Weinberg of Dwinell Drive signed up on Wednesday while Allie Maltais of Conant Drive signed up Thursday. They did not return emails requesting comment about their campaigns before post time.

Four seats are up this Nov. 3. Three are district seats: District A (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4), District B (Wards 5, 6, 7) and District C (Wards 8, 9, 10). The terms for each seat run from Jan. 1, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2023.

Also, there is an at-large seat to fill out the remainder of the term of Jennifer Patterson who resigned from the board Aug. 31.

The filing period for board of education seats runs through 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11. There is a $5 filing fee.

To run for district seats, candidates must be a voter in the wards of the district seat; to run at-large, candidates must be a registered voter in Concord.

Individuals wishing to declare their candidacy for the board of education should file before Sept. 11 with Roger B. Phillips at his law office at 104 Pleasant St. in Concord. For more information, call 603-225-2767.

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