Fall River Candidates Pull Nomination Papers

Donna Motta April 26, 2017 Comments Off on Fall River Candidates Pull Nomination Papers

Several Fall River residents and only one city council incumbent have pulled papers so far to run in the city’s upcoming election this fall. Nomination papers were available for the first time on Tuesday, April 25th and will continue to be available until July 21st. Once the papers are taken out then potential candidates must acquire signatures from fifty (50) registered voters before their names can appear on the ballot. The submission deadline for all the paperwork to be completed is August 8th.

Board of Elections Chairperson Liz Camara provided the initial list of candidates running for office to FRC Media news:

Mayor

Richard Cabeceiras
Luis Cabral
Patrick Higgins

City Council

Russell J. Desbiens
Michelle M. Dionne
Stephen R. Long
Trottjoseph Lee

School Committee

Mariam Morales
Jessica Wong

Note: School Committee member Gabriel Andrade previously told FRC Media News he would not be running for re-election this year citing personal reasons.

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