Meet The Candidate Night. The annual DDTC dinner presenting candidates was held on May 7 @ 6:00 PM at the Polish Citizens Club.
Springfest was a great success in all aspects. Number of guests and candidates, buffet, tribute to Rep. Ted Speliotis, discussions and especially meeting the candidates. Twelve candidates attended and spoke at the event. In addition to our local candidates, Senator Joan Lovely and Representative Sally Kerans, we heard from the following candidates: Shannon Liss-Riordan, Paul Tucker, Eileen Duff, Congressman Seth Moulton, Kyle Davis, Quentin Palfrey, Chris Dempsey, Diane DiZoglio, Eric Lesser, Sonya Chang-Diaz, Tammy Gouvei and Kevin Coppinger. It was an opportunity to meet and hear from all the candidates before the convention.
The DDTC also had the opportunity to thank Representative Ted Speliotis for his many years of distinguished to the 13th Essex District encompassing Danvers, Middleton and Peabody.
Thanks to the DDTC Springfest sub-committee chaired by Tom Meagher. Committee members were: Marilyn Hazel, Julie Curtis, Carla Meagher, Kasey Desmond, Carol McLaughlin and Lou Bernazzani.
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Ted began his career on Beacon Hill representing the 12th Essex District in 1979. He served as Danvers Town Moderator from 1987-1995 and was subsequently elected to represent the 13th Essex District (Danvers, West Peabody, & Middleton) in 1996, serving continuously in this role for the next 23 years. From 2013 -2020, he was influential as Chairperson of the House Committee on Bills in Third Reading, through which all bills must pass before becoming law in Massachusetts.
Ted was committed to constituent service, welcoming every opportunity to hear people’s concerns, and he always had an anecdote or story to share when out in the community. He was among the first officials to offer support at the scene of the Danversport chemical plant explosion. Ted can reflect proudly on his long and distinguished career in public service knowing that “he was responsive, he was effective, and he cared.