Mayoral
Candidate Dan Cotnoir
TOM
DUGGAN
There
are ten candidates running to replace
Lawrence Mayor Mike Sullivan in the
September 22nd city primary elections.
The top two candidates will face a runoff
election on November 3rd. Here is a
snapshot of candidate Dan Cotnoir.
 Dan Cotnoir –This is
hero marine Dan Cotnoir’s first run
for public office. He has been running
Racicot Funeral Home for 19 years and was
in the United States Marine Corps from
1999 – 2006. Cotnoir’s task in
Operation Iraqi Freedom was to recover
the dead bodies of American Servicemen on
the battlefield, often times under enemy
fire.
He was charged by Lawrence Police and
prosecuted (persecuted?) for discharging
a firearm at teenagers who were throwing
rocks and bottles at his home on Broadway
at 2am. A jury found Cotnoir not guilty
of any wrongdoing in the shooting. Since
that time Cotnoir has taken his message
of reforming the police department to the
public on Boston news channels and in his
campaign.
He has publicly discussed his frustration
with the Lawrence Police, saying they had
refused to respond to continuous 911
calls from his home prior to the shooting
incident. During a recent debate
sponsored by Oiste, Cotnoir pledged to
have a civilian review board oversee
complaints against the police and said
that officers who drive around using
their cell phones interfere with them
doing their jobs.
Cotnoir has also been very involved in
Veteran’s organizations and civic
groups in Lawrence and Methuen. He is a
Member of Lawrence Exchange Club, the
Board of Directors Holy Family Hospital
Men’s Guild, VFW post 8349, AMVETS
post MA29, the Marine Corps League,
American Legion Post 122, and the
Lawrence Knights of Columbus # 67.
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You can email Tom Duggan about this
or any other story at: valleypatriot@aol.com
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