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2013-02-21

2013-02-20 LU157 Special Election Results


On Wednesday, February 20, 2013, between6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, at 395 Hudson St,New York, NY 10014, LU157 conducted a special election for six (6) officer vacancies and six (6) delegate vacancies.
The newly elected officers and delegates of LU157 are:


Executive Board:
President Mitch Sonntag Joining already elected officers:
Vice President Kevin Corrigan Treasurer Greg Kelty
Recording Secretary Dan Franco Conductor John "Cigars" DeFalco
Financial Secretary Hercules Reid Warden John "Terror" Carty
Trustee Gerard D. Hanrahan Trustee Mariano Arocho
Trustee John Moloney

Delegates:
Robert "Bobby" Corrigan
Gerard D. Hanrahan
Robert "Bobby" Toal
Charles McNally, Sr.
Gerard "Gerry" Matthews
James Noonan



Total Voters: President Vice-President Recording Secretary Financial Secretary Trustee Trustee
697 Vote for One (1) Vote for One (1) Vote for One (1) Vote for One (1) Vote for One (1) Vote for One (1)
Row A 1A
2A
3A
4A
5A
6A
Members Voice 157 Mitch Sonntag Kevin Corrigan Daniel Franco

Gerard D. Hanrahan John Moloney
Votes: # % 359 57.3% 374 59.6% 366 60.9%

342 57.9% 350 58.0%
Row B 1B
2B
3B
4B
5B
6B
Carpenters for Carpenters Gerard “Gerry” Gausman Mike Connor Donald “Donny” Arana Hercules Reid Eddie Herrero Tamara “Tammy” Rivera
Votes: # % 267 42.7% 254 40.4% 235 39.1% 292 100.0% 249 42.1% 253 42.0%
Row C











Independent Candidates











Votes: # %











Votes/Position 626
628
601
292
591
603
# of Votes Difference 92
120
131
N/A
93
97
# of Votes Withheld 71
69
96
405
106
94














Delegates

Vote for Six (6)
Row A 7A
8A
9A
10A




Members Voice 157 Charles McNally, Sr. Robert “Bobby” Toal Robert “Bobby” Corrigan Gerard D. Hanrahan



Votes: # % 298 9.5% 303 9.6% 335 10.6% 314 10.0%



Row B 7B
8B
9B
10B
11B
12B
Carpenters for Carpenters Gerard “Gerry” Gausman James Noonan Tommy Cavallo Jeremy Milin Mike Connor Gerry Matthews
Votes: # % 256 8.1% 281 8.9% 220 7.0% 278 8.8% 258 8.2% 296 9.4%
Row C 7C


9C






Independent Candidates Brian Brady

Daniel Franco





Votes: # % 179 5.7%

130 4.1%





Votes/Position


3148







# of Votes Withheld


1034










Total Voters



697
Candidate Local Union Position Slate Ballot Position # Votes % of Total Voters
Kevin Corrigan Vice-Pres Members Voice 157 2A 374 53.7%
Daniel Franco Rec Sec Members Voice 157 3A 366 52.5%
Mitch Sonntag President Members Voice 157 1A 359 51.5%
John Moloney Trustee Members Voice 157 6A 350 50.2%
Gerard D. Hanrahan Trustee Members Voice 157 5A 342 49.1%
Robert “Bobby” Corrigan Delegate Members Voice 157 9A 335 48.1%
Gerard D. Hanrahan Delegate Members Voice 157 10A 314 45.1%
Robert “Bobby” Toal Delegate Members Voice 157 8A 303 43.5%
Charles McNally, Sr. Delegate Members Voice 157 7A 298 42.8%
Gerry Matthews Delegate Carpenters for Carpenters 12B 296 42.5%
Hercules Reid Fin Sec Carpenters for Carpenters 4B 292 41.9%
James Noonan Delegate Carpenters for Carpenters 8B 281 40.3%
Jeremy Milin Delegate Carpenters for Carpenters 10B 278 39.9%
Gerard “Gerry” Gausman President Carpenters for Carpenters 1B 267 38.3%
Mike Connor Delegate Carpenters for Carpenters 11B 258 37.0%
Gerard “Gerry” Gausman Delegate Carpenters for Carpenters 7B 256 36.7%
Mike Connor Vice-Pres Carpenters for Carpenters 2B 254 36.4%
Tamara “Tammy” Rivera Trustee Carpenters for Carpenters 6B 253 36.3%
Eddie Herrero Trustee Carpenters for Carpenters 5B 249 35.7%
Donald “Donny” Arana Rec Sec Carpenters for Carpenters 3B 235 33.7%
Tommy Cavallo Delegate Carpenters for Carpenters 9B 220 31.6%
Brian Brady Delegate [Independent] 7C 179 25.7%
Daniel Franco Delegate [Independent] 9C 130 18.7%