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Pictured is Anne Marie Cugno.
MEDFORD — In the last Medford municipal election, two popular former School Committee members successfully made the jump to the City Council. Now a third committee member is ready to make the jump.
Anne Marie Cugno finished first in committee balloting in the 2015 election. It was Cugno’s second consecutive ticket-topping final election and her fourth number-one finish in six elections. She wants to join former longtime Medford School Committee members John Falco and George Scarpelli on the council.
Falco was the only council candidate to tally more than 6,000 votes in 2015. Scarpelli came in third in the seven-person race.
In announcing her campaign for one of the seven at-large seats, Cugno cited what she called her steady record of success through 12 years as a committee member. In a campaign announcement she also pointed to her experience on a regional and state platform.
In 2014 she served as Massachusetts Association of School Committees president.
“Over the past 12 years I have served on many local, regional and state boards and committees. As I gained knowledge and information, I would return and share the information with my colleagues and community.”
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Cugno was recently reappointed by Gov. Charlie Baker to the Local Government Advisory Board, which researches and reports to the governor and other state officials on educational issues related to the state budget.
She was first appointed to that board several years ago by former Gov. Deval Patrick. As a committee member, Cugno supported implementation of a $3 million district-wide technology system; a $2.5 million renovation of the Medford High School pool; and a $16 million reconstruction of the Medford High science facility.
“All of (these projects) utilized state and federal grants, eliminating the need to go before the Medford City Council with a proposal that would have raised taxes,” she said.
Cugno is a lifelong resident of Medford and has worked in the Medford Public Schools in the past. She and her husband, Michael, are the parents of four sons who are all Medford High graduates and former student-athletes.
“As I watch my children progress in their in lives, I know it is time for me to do the same. To lead by example, to bring the knowledge and experience I have attained in the past 12 years on the Medford School Committee to a different level,” Cugno said.