By WHAV Staff |
(WHAV News File photograph.)
Four candidates, including a sitting city councilor, were the first to take out nomination papers for elected Haverhill office when papers became available Monday.
Former Haverhill City Councilor Kenneth Quimby, who announced for Council right after local elections two years ago, was the first to take out papers from City Clerk Linda L. Koutoulas’ office. Quimby, of 48 Goodale St., was joined by current City Council President Melinda E. Barrett, 12 Salem St., who is seeking re-election; former candidate Fred Simmons, 420 Amesbury Road, who is trying again; and newcomer Tomas Michel, 333 Washington St., who is also seeking a City Council spot.
Patrolman Guy Cooper.
Haverhill Patrolman Guy Cooper has formed a committee as a first step toward seeking the mayor’s job during this fall’s local elections.
The Cooper Committee was formed last Wednesday, according to records on file with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Cooper would become the second officer in recent years to seek the corner office in City Hall. In 2019, Patrolman Daniel Trocki unsuccessfully challenged Mayor James J. Fiorentini. Trocki earned a respectable 4,785 votes to Fiorentini’s 6,503, and the mayor went on to win an unprecedented ninth term.
The mayor told WHAV he has not decided whether to re-election this year. He said he doesn’t expect to make any announcements until April or May.