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John Cunningham

At-large · 5 terms in this record

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Record at a glance · 2025–2026 Board

29 of 29meetings attended (100%) · whole board 97%
284votes cast by name (yes, no or abstain)
0no votes (0% of votes cast) · whole board <1%
1 of 4split votes where Cunningham was in the minority · whole board 25%
0abstained
5terms in this record
How these numbers work
  • Counted from the official minutes, for 2025–2026 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
  • Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Cunningham 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.

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Attendance

At the start of 29 of 29 Select Board meetings in 2025–2026 Board.

Missed none.

Every meeting (29)

Votes where members disagreed · 2025–2026 Board

Apr 1Approve the grants as presentedMotion: It was moved by SB Member Cunningham, seconded by SB Member…Passed 5–0 · Cunningham: Not recorded

April 1, 2026: Approve the grants as presented

ApprovePassed · 5–0

It was moved by SB Member Cunningham, seconded by SB Member Donovan, and VOTED 5 IN FAVOR TO APPROVE the grants as presented.

The minutes record “VOTED 5 IN FAVOR”, but 4 members were at the meeting (Chris Barrett, John Cunningham, Noëlle Donovan and Sean Kelly), and they do not say who did not vote. Showing the count only.

From the minutes

“It was moved by SB Member Cunningham, seconded by SB Member Donovan, and VOTED 5 IN FAVOR TO APPROVE the grants as presented..” (Motion: Cunningham, second: Donovan)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Jan 27Appoint Meghan O'Connell as an alternate member of the…Motion: It was moved by SB Member Cunningham, seconded by SB Member…Passed 4–1 · Cunningham: Yes

January 27, 2026: Appoint Meghan O'Connell as an alternate member of the Permanent Town Building Committee for a term to expire June 30, 2027

AppointPassed · 4–1

It was moved by SB Member Cunningham, seconded by SB Member Kelly, and VOTED 4 IN FAVOR, 1 OPPOSED (Donovan) TO APPOINT Meghan O'Connell as an alternate member of the Permanent Town Building Committee for a term to expire June 30, 2027.

Voted: Yes

Yes: Barrett, Clay, Cunningham, KellyNo: Donovan

From the minutes

“It was moved by SB Member Cunningham, seconded by SB Member Kelly, and VOTED 4 IN FAVOR, 1 OPPOSED (Donovan) TO APPOINT Meghan O'Connell as an alternate member of the Permanent Town Building Committee for a term to expire June 30, 2027..” (Motion: Cunningham, second: Kelly)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Jan 13Grant a Solicitor Permit to Edward AppMotion: It was moved by SB Member Donovan, seconded by SB Member…Failed 2–3 · Cunningham: Yes

January 13, 2026: Grant a Solicitor Permit to Edward App

DenyFailed · 2–3

It was moved by SB Member Donovan, seconded by SB Member Cunningham and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 2 IN FAVOR, 3 DENY (Kelly, Barrett, Clay) TO GRANT a Solicitor Permit to Edward App.

Voted: Yes

Yes: Cunningham, DonovanNo: Barrett, Clay, Kelly

From the minutes

“It was moved by SB Member Donovan, seconded by SB Member Cunningham and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 2 IN FAVOR, 3 DENY (Kelly, Barrett, Clay) TO GRANT a Solicitor Permit to Edward App..” (Motion: Donovan, second: Cunningham)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Nov 25Approve changes to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion charge…Motion: It was moved by SB Member Cunningham, seconded by SB Chair…Passed 4–1 · Cunningham: Yes

November 25, 2025: Approve changes to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion charge to 13 full members, 6 alternate members, 2 full student members, and 2 liaison non-voting members

ApprovePassed · 4–1

It was moved by SB Member Cunningham, seconded by SB Chair Clay, and VOTED 4 IN FAVOR, 1 OPPOSED (Donovan) TO APPROVE changes to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion charge to 13 full members, 6 alternate members, 2 full student members, and 2 liaison non-voting members.

Voted: Yes

Yes: Barrett, Clay, Cunningham, KellyNo: Donovan

From the minutes

“It was moved by SB Member Cunningham, seconded by SB Chair Clay, and VOTED 4 IN FAVOR, 1 OPPOSED (Donovan) TO APPROVE changes to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion charge to 13 full members, 6 alternate members, 2 full student members, and 2 liaison non-voting members..” (Motion: Cunningham, second: Clay)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

May 27Approve the M.G.L. c. 138, Section 15, All-Alcohol Package…Motion: It was moved by SB Member Kelly, seconded by SB Member…Passed 4–1 · Cunningham: Yes

May 27, 2025: Approve the M.G.L. c. 138, Section 15, All-Alcohol Package Store License as presented

ApprovePassed · 4–1

It was moved by SB Member Kelly, seconded by SB Member Donovan, and VOTED 4 IN FAVOR, 1 OPPOSED (Barrett) TO APPROVE the M.G.L. c. 138, Section 15, All-Alcohol Package Store License as presented.

Voted: Yes

Yes: Clay, Cunningham, Donovan, KellyNo: Barrett

From the minutes

“It was moved by SB Member Kelly, seconded by SB Member Donovan, and VOTED 4 IN FAVOR, 1 OPPOSED (Barrett) TO APPROVE the M.G.L. c. 138, Section 15, All-Alcohol Package Store License as presented..” (Motion: Kelly, second: Donovan)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Votes with no disagreement (280)

    From the Westford Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s document archive (“View all meeting minutes” on the Select Board page) and, for recent meetings, its Agenda Center. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has only an unnamed group photo): League of Women Voters of Westford Voters’ Guides — Chris Barrett, Tom Clay and Elizabeth Sawyer (2026); Sean Kelly and Noëlle Donovan (2025). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.

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