John Descoteaux has considered running for elected office for some time, but hasn't been able to make the kind of time commitment required of a city councilor in Lowell. With his upcoming retirement from his position as the Lowell Public Schools Transportation Director, Descoteaux thought that now would be the perfect time to test the waters.
BY TUESDAY at 8 p.m., when the polls close in Lowell, the 2023 election for the City Council and School Committee races will be over, and a new era of governing in the city will begin in January 2024.
THE RACE is on, and as of this past Friday, 27 Lowell residents had signaled their interest in running for office by signing their names to the 2023 City Election Nomination Paper Log kept on file in the Elections Office at City Hall.