Shaun Toohey has been married for over 20 years to his wife Tatum, and they have raised their two children in Haverhill. Along with volunteer work coaching and helping others, Shaun dedicated 14 years serving on the Haverhill School Committee. Shaun is a Haverhill small business owner and has the background and experience to bring balance and accountability to city hall and will always put Haverhill First!
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As a 14 year former School Committee member, Shaun will continue to collaborate with students, parents, teachers, and administrators to improve our schools and reform state local aid formulas to properly fund special education, transportation, and health care costs.
As your City Councillor, Shaun will work tirelessly to make sure that issues and concerns are addressed and that you are well-represented at City Hall.
As a small business owner, Shaun knows that lower taxes and less regulation helps grow small businesses and creates job opportunities. Shaun will hold quarterly business roundtable forums to discuss strategies on how to make Haverhill more business-friendly.
HAVERHILL –Shaun Toohey announced Tuesday that he is running for a seat on the Haverhill City Council this November. Toohey took out his papers at the city clerk's office on Tuesday, according to City Clerk Linda Koutoulas.
"I am committed to winning this November and I look forward to a spirited conversation with residents about issues that concern us and ways we can bring better leadership to city government," said Toohey, a former member of the Haverhill School Committee and a former Haverhill representative to the Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School School Committee.
There are now three candidates running in the special election to fill the seat being vacated by longtime state Rep. Brian Dempsey.
School Committeeman Shaun Toohey, who previously intended to run for the City Council this fall, is switching gears and mounting a campaign for the 3rd Essex District seat Dempsey held for almost 27 years.
Shaun P. Toohey before a joint City Council and School Committee meeting in 2016. (WHAV News photograph.) School Committee member Shaun P. Toohey is the first Republican to enter the race for the Third Essex House seat being vacated by Rep. Brian S. Dempsey. In a twist, though, Toohey said he will cease his campaign to join the Haverhill City Council.
