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John B. Avard

Prior offices:

Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 10

Years in office: 2007 - 2020

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

Education

Associates

Notre Dame College

Bachelor's

Parker College of Chiropractic

Other

Parker College of Chiropractic

Personal

Profession

Chiropractor

Contact

Personal website

John B. Avard was a member of theManchester Board of School Committee in New Hampshire, representingWard 10. Avard assumed office in 2007. Avard left office in 2020.

Avard ran for re-election to theManchester Board of School Committee to representWard 10 in New Hampshire. Avard lost in the general election onNovember 5, 2019.

Biography

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During his tenure on the school committee, John Avard resides inManchester, New Hampshire. Avard received an associate degree in science from Notre Dame College. He also earned both a bachelor's degree in human anatomy and a doctorate in chiropractic from the Parker College of Chiropractic.^[1] He began operating his own business as a chiropractor in 1991.^[2]

Elections

2019

General election

General election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 10

Jane Beaulieu defeated incumbentJohn B. Avard in the general election for Manchester Board of School Committee Ward 10 on November 5, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jane Beaulieu (Nonpartisan)	55.5	796
	John B. Avard (Nonpartisan)	44.3	636
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	3

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,435
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2017

See also:Manchester School District elections (2017)

All 14 seats on theManchester School District Board of School Committee inNew Hampshire were up for general election onNovember 7, 2017. Twelve seats were electedby district and the remaining two were electedat large. All 14 incumbents filed to run for re-election. Primary elections for Wards 6 and 12 were held on September 19, 2017.^[3]

IncumbentsRichard Girard andNancy Tessier were the only candidates to file to run for the district's two at-large seats and won re-election. In Ward 1, incumbentSarah S. Ambrogi defeated former candidateJoseph Lachance. IncumbentDebra G. Langton lost to challengerDavid Scannell for the Ward 2 seat. IncumbentMary Ngwanda Georges defeatedPhillip Harris to retain her Ward 3 seat. Ward 4 incumbentLeslie Want defeated former candidateMark Flanders. In Ward 5, former board memberKathy Staub was unsuccessful in her challenge against incumbentLisa M. Freeman to reclaim a seat on the board.^[3] Ward 6 incumbentDan Bergeron defeated challengerJon DiPietro. They defeatedErnesto Pinder in the primary election.^[4]^[5]

IncumbentRoss Terrio won against challengerEthan Moorhouse to retain his seat in Ward 7. In Ward 8, former candidateJimmy Lehoux defeated incumbentErika Connors. IncumbentArthur J. Beaudry was the only one to file for the Ward 9 seat and won unnopposed in the election. Ward 10 incumbentJohn B. Avard defeated newcomerThomas McGee. In Ward 11, incumbentKatie Desrochers won with 74 percent of the vote againstAlexander Avery.^[3] IncumbentConstance Van Houten was defeated by newcomerKelley Anne Thomas. They advanced to the Ward 12 general election after defeatingCarlos Gonzalez for the seat.^[4]^[5]

Manchester School District, Ward 10 General Election, 2-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John B. AvardIncumbent	58.41%	920
Thomas McGee	41.21%	649
Write-in votes	0.38%	6
Total Votes		1,575
Source:Manchester, NH, "Non-Partisan Municipal General Election, November 7, 2017 - Official Results," accessed November 13, 2017

2015

See also:Manchester School District elections (2015)

Opposition

The election in Manchester featured 14 of the 15 seats on the board up for general election on November 3, 2015. The last seat, held byManchester Mayor Ted Gatsas at the time of the election, was elected separately on the ballot. A primary election was held on September 15, 2015, to narrow down the number of candidates to two per seat in each race for the general election. Wards 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 12 held primary elections.

In the Ward 10 race, incumbentJohn B. Avard ran unopposed and won re-election to the seat.

Nine board members faced competition in their re-election bids, while another three ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats. The elections in wards 4 and 5 did not feature any incumbents. Neither Ward 4 memberAmy L. Bradley nor Ward 5 memberTed Rokas filed for re-election.

Several rematches from the2013 election took place, including Ward 2 memberDebra G. Langton and challengerSarah L. Browning, Ward 6 memberDan Bergeron and challengerBill Hughen, and Ward 12 memberConstance Van Houten and challengerChristine Duffley. The Ward 12 race also featured former board memberRoger Beauchamp.

Results

Manchester School District, Ward 10, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John B. AvardIncumbent	98.2%	1,234
Write-in votes	1.83%	23
Total Votes		1,257
Source:Manchester City Clerk, "Official Results," accessed November 4, 2015

Funding

Avard reported no contributions or expenditures to the Manchester City Clerk during the election.^[6]

Endorsements

Avard received a recommendation from the Manchester Education Association.^[7]