Ross Grace, Jr.

Elected citywide · 2 terms in this record

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Record at a glance · 2024–2025 term

4 of 4meetings attended · whole committee 96%

33votes cast by name (yes, no or abstain)

0no votes (0% of votes cast) · whole committee 0%

0split votes where Grace was in the minority

0abstained

2terms in this record

How these numbers work

Counted from the official minutes, for 2024–2025 term only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Grace 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 committee” 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 4 of 4 School Committee meetings in 2024–2025 term.

Missed none.

Every meeting (4)

Apr 14, 2025 · Regular: Present
Mar 10, 2025 · Regular: Present
Feb 10, 2025 · Regular: Present
Jan 13, 2025 · Regular: Present

Votes where members disagreed · 2024–2025 term

None in this term.

Votes with no disagreement (33)

From the New Bedford School Committee’s official minutes, posted on the New Bedford Public Schools website. The minutes are scanned documents, which we read with text recognition. Every vote is a roll call with each member named; we check every count against the names and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Member photos: Melissa Costa, Richard Porter and Von Marie Moniz from The New Bedford Light (Eleonora Bianchi, Nov. 2025); Christopher Cotter from WBSM; Mayor Jon Mitchell from the Council on Competitiveness. William “Brad” Markey from The Standard-Times (Oct. 2023 candidate forum). Jack Livramento, Jr. from The New Bedford Light (Colin Hogan, June 2022).

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