History of the City of Newport School Committee

This table shows the membership of the City of Newport Council since the early 1950's. The information has been obtained from the minutes of the Council meetings, the Canvassing Department, and City Directories at the Newport Public Library.
2005-2006
Charles P. Shoemaker
5,066
Jo Eva Gaines
4,853
Thomas S. Phelan
4,571
Hugo J. DeAsentis
4,460
O. William Hilton Jr.
4,381
Robert J. Leary
4,369
David R. Carlin, Jr.
4,099
Also Ran
Victor Farmer
3,674
Robert T. Olivera
3,429
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2001-2004
David Gordon
2,939
Jo Eva Gaines
2,600
Donato D' Andrea
2,582
resigned,
replaced by

Thomas S. Phelan
Hugo J. DeAsentis
2,334
David R. Carlin, Jr.
1,965
Mary Jane Barry
1,916
Robert J. Leary
1,842
Also Ran
Thomas S. Phelan
1,831
J. Russell Jackson
1,824
Marvin Abney
1,803
Robert R. Richardson
1,223
Barbara P. Simpson
1,216
John P. Viveiros, Jr.
666
C. Raymond Haig
513
2000-2001
1998-1999
Donato D'Andrea
3,130
Barbara A. Winters
2,831
Mary Jane Barry
2,693
O. William Hilton Jr.
2,577
Deborah Melino-Wender
2,413
Michael D. Jenkins
2,351
Thomas S. Phelan
2,277
Also Ran
Thomas D. Dunn
2,277
Hugo J. DeAscentis
1,915
Genevieve Mathison
1,749
Robert R. Richardson
1,722
Barbara P. Simpson
1,633
Charles W. Wright
763
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1996-1997
Deborah Melino-Wender
3,086
Mark Gorman
3,078
Barbara A. Winters
2,908
Howard N. Kay
2,879
Thomas D. Dunn
2,756
Hugo J. DeAsentis
2,564
Rebecca C.J. Mc Sweeney
2,465
Also Ran
O. William Hilton Jr.
2,343
Thomas S. Phelan
2,238
Charles W. Wright
1,923
Genevieve Mathison
1,908
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1994-1995
Mark Gorman
3,187
Deborah Melino-Wender
2,849
Howard N. Kay
2,743
Barbara A. Winters
2,603
Thomas W. Kelly
2,522
Thomas D. Dunn
2,409
Rebecca C.J. Mc Sweeney
2,274
Also Ran
Francis D. Landry, Jr.
2,198
Genevieve Mathison
2,079
William B. Brownell
2,070
Hugo J. DeAscentis
1,788
Dianne M. Smyth
1,705
Peter John Boiani
1,600
Charles Y. Duncan
1,523