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Fairhaven Former Select Board member

Robert Espindola

Elected townwide · 5 terms in this record

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Record at a glance · 2019–2020 Board

13 of 14meetings attended (93%) · whole board 95%
39votes cast by name (yes, no or abstain)
0no votes (0% of votes cast) · whole board 0%
0split votes where Espindola was in the minority
0abstained
5terms in this record
How these numbers work
  • Counted from the official minutes, for 2019–2020 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
  • Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Espindola as present or absent at the start.
  • Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
  • Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
  • A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
  • “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.

These numbers describe the record; they are not a grade. A no vote, an abstention or a minority vote is neither good nor bad. MassVoter never rates officials.

Attendance

At the start of 13 of 14 Select Board meetings in 2019–2020 Board.

Missed

Every meeting (14)

Votes where members disagreed · 2019–2020 Board

Mar 23House and Senate passed a bill today to allowing…Passed 2–0 · Espindola: Yes

March 23, 2020: House and Senate passed a bill today to allowing towns to change the date of the annual election and the

ApprovePassed · 2–0

Voted: Yes

Yes: Espindola, FreitasAbstained: Murphy

From the minutes

“Mr. Espindola made a motion for the Board of Selectmen to reschedule the annual town election from Monday, April 6, 2020 to be held Monday, May 18, 2020 as otherwise advised by State Law. Mr. Freitas seconded. Mr. Murphy abstained because the Board of Selectmen receive a stipend. Vote passed (2-0-1).” (Motion: Espindola, second: Freitas)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Votes with no disagreement (44)

    From the Fairhaven Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town website. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Member photos: candidates’ own submitted photos, published by Fairhaven Neighborhood News (2021, 2024, 2025 and 2026 candidate statements). Other former members show initials.

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