Burrillville voters have candidates to choose

Seats to fill for both School Committee, Town Council

BURRILLVILLE — Voters going to the polls Nov. 6 will determine races for Town Council and School Committee.

There are 11 candidates on the ballot

– four Democrats, four Republicans and three Independent candidates – vying for three available seats on the seven-member council.

The Democratic candidates are Scott

Anthony Cardon,

Amanda K. Gingell,

Michael R. Lamoureux and Cynthia J.

Lussier.

The four Republican candidates on the ballot are incumbent

Town Councilmen

Donald A. Fox and Stephen N. Rawson, and challengers Dennis M. Anderson and Robert J. Woods.

The independent candidates on the November ballot are incumbent John Anthony Scott and candidates Mark A. St. Pierre and Matthew J. Zanni.

Lussier is a registered nurse and former president of Local 5019, the union that represents nurses. She was also a vice president of the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals, as well as the United Nurses and Allied Professionals. Lussier has run for Town Council in the past.

Gingell is safety officer for the Harrisville Fire District and a member of the Burrillville Prevention Action Coalition. She is a fourth-generation town resident and a graduate of Burrillville High School. She has a Bachelor of Science in health care administration and is a clinical supervisor at Well One Primary Medical and Dental.

Lamoureux is a lifelong resident of Burrillville, the third generation of his family to live in town (his grandparents started a chicken farm on Knibb Road in the late 1940s). Lamoureux and his wife, Christine, have two sons, Jack, 10, and Mike, 19. He is the vice president of the Burrillville Land Trust and a member of the Friends of Jesse Smith Library. He is currently employed at Sanofi, managing a global team based in the U.S., Germany, France and Netherlands.

Fox, who is seeking a second term on the council, was ra former candidate for the tRhode Island House of Representatives, District 47, in 2010 and 2012. Owner of the Alashan Cashmere Company in Burrillville, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in rSoviet & East European area studies from the University of Vermont in 1989, and an MBA from Bryant University in 1995. He is a member of the National Rifle Association, Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association, Rhode Island State Rifle & Revolver Association and Save The Bay.

Rawson, who is seeking a third term, is a lifelong Burrillville resident and the father of four children. He attended Roger Williams University and Community College of Rhode Island and was a manager for 20 years for both union and non-union businesses. He served on the Planning Board and Recreation Commission and and was a Little League coach and president.

Anderson is a member of the Budget Board and Charter Review Commission and Woods is a political newcomer.

Scott, who is seeking a second term on the council, is a Providence native who has lived in Burrillville for more than 30 years. He is also an outspoken opponent of Invenergy’s proposed power plant in Pascoag.

Zanni, a town resident for more than 12 years, is a political newcomer.

St. Pierre served as the Harrisville Fire District clerk for 10 years, followed by seven years as a member of the district’s Operating Committee before being appointed fire chief of the Harrisville Fire Department. He held that position for 27 years.

St. Pierre was the town’s tree warden for several years and served on the Conservation Commission for 11 years. Most recently, St. Pierre completed nine years of service on the town’s Board of Administration. He is a 10-year veteran of the Rhode Island Army National Guard and a graduate of Providence College.

In addition to the 11 Town Council candidates on the ballot, there are seven candidates vying for five seats on the non-partisan School Committee, including incumbent Committee members Sylvia A. St. Pierre, Alexandra Leclair and Donison L.

Allen and candidates Victor Bevilacqua, Jr., Sean M. Bouzan and Terri A. Lacey.

St. Pierre has been a member of the School Committee since 2015 and serves as the committee’s liaison to the Burrillville Extended Care Board of Directors.

Leclair is seeking a second term on the committee as is Allen, who also served on the Budget Board and Charter Review Commission.

Bevilacqua, a town residents since 2008, is a project manager at Horner Commercial Sales. He studied architectural engineering at New England Institute of Technology and is president of the Harrisville Village Condominium Association. He has coached high school swimming for 25 years and is treasurer of the Rhode Island Aquatic Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Christina, have a six-year-old daughter.

Bouzan and Lacey are both newcomers to elected office.

Polling hours on Nov. 6 will be from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the following locations:

Voting District 301: Pascoag Utility District, 44 Silver Lake Ave, Pascoag.

Voting District 303: Burrillville High School, 425 East Ave, Harrisville.

Voting District 304: William L. Callahan School, 75 Callahan School St., Harrisville.

Voting District 305: Oakland-Mapleville Fire Station, 46 Oakland School St, Oakland.

Voting District 306: Burrillville Middle School, 2220 Broncos Highway, Harrisville.