About Manchester School Board
About this position
- Office level
- Local
- Election frequency
- Every 2 years
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Manchester School Board
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
To become a candidate for any school district office, a person must be a registered voter in the district. No person may hold more than one office on a school board. No person employed on a salaried basis by a school administrative unit or by any school district within a school administrative unit shall be a school board member in any district of the school administrative unit.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- $25 filing fee, or petition signature requirement of 50 signatures.
- Filing period
- July 12, 2027 - July 23, 2027
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the District SAU's office.
- Where to file
- 20 Hecker Street, Manchester, NH 03102
- Filing phone
- 603-624-6300
- Step 3
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Who's currently in office
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Julie TurnerWard 1Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Sean M. ParrWard 2Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge - View profileSarah GeorgesWard 3Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
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Leslie WantWard 4Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge - View profile
Jeff TaylorWard 5Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Dan BergeronWard 6Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Christopher "Chris" PotterWard 7Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge - View profileNicholas St. JohnWard 8Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027
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Bob BainesWard 9Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge - View profile
Gary HamerWard 10Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profile
Liz O'Neil-WongWard 11Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027 - View profileJulie SmithWard 12Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
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James "Jim" O'ConnellAt LargeNonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge - View profile
Cindy Rodenhauser StewartAt LargeNonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2027
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