Shaun Toohey has lived in Haverhill for over 20 years and with his wife Tatum, they have raised their two children in Haverhill. Along with volunteer work in coaching and helping others, Shaun has dedicated the past 13 years on the Haverhill School Committee. Shaun is a small business owner and has the background and experience to deliver for Haverhill while bringing needed balance to Beacon Hill.
Community Involvement and Experience
As a 13 year 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 State Representative, Shaun will work tirelessly to make sure that issues and concerns with state agencies are addressed and that you are well-represented on Beacon Hill.
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 Massachusetts more business-friendly.
HAVERHILL — 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 had 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. Dempsey, a Democrat, had become a powerful member of the House leadership, rising to the chairmanship of the budget-setting Ways and Means 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.
