14-yr incumbent faces challenger from Brockton in Plymouth County treasurer race – News – The Company, Brockton, MA

Democrat Thomas O’Brien, who has held the treasurer position considering that 2006, is experiencing a republican challenger in the standard election.

One incumbent democrat and one particular tough republican are functioning in this year’s election for treasurer of Plymouth County, a placement that not often grabs headlines but manages huge sums of revenue as aspect of its responsibilities.

Incumbent Thomas O’Brien, 56, of Plymouth is running for reelection for the fourth time. He was first appointed as treasurer in 2006 and productively ran for election in 2008.

Tough him is republican Carina Mompelas, 24, of Brockton, who formerly ran for mayor in 2019.

Just before jogging for treasurer, O’Brien was elected to the condition dwelling of associates for the 12th District, between 1996 and 2006.

O’Brien said as the main fiscal officer for the county, which has an yearly funds of $10 million, he served build a 10-12 months system for the county. He was also tasked in 2014 with beginning a fund, termed Other Write-up Employment Benefits, also recognised as OPEB. The Governmental Accounting Criteria Board expected metropolitan areas and cities to prefund their advantage obligations. O’Brien helped generate a multiple employer rely on to leverage the means of towns in Plymouth and bordering parts.

“The combined property of a number of businesses mean improved returns, reduced charges and far better efficiency,” he reported.

A total of 28 cities, cities and other entities are aspect of the county-operate have confidence in, he said.

Just one of O’Brien’s statutory roles is the administration of $1.12 billion in the Plymouth County Retirement Affiliation, which covers a overall of 11,663 people.

“We’ve extra than doubled assets under my administration,” he mentioned.

Mompelas stated she operates as a financial analyst and has worked in finance for lots of a long time. She graduated from the College of Massachusetts Boston.

Mompelas claimed she wants to “restore ethics” in the treasurer’s office environment and said O’Brien has “unsuccessful to provide his constituents,” charging O’Brien with not doing enough through his tenure.

She reported she wishes additional transparency inside county government, beginning with the filming and publishing of general public conferences, a situation advocated for by candidates in the county fee primary.

Mompelas explained not ample people know what the county treasurer does due to the fact of a deficiency of outreach.

She reported she sees the role of state treasurer is to make certain revenue “is flowing the proper way, and holding income up for the county.”

The county is like a franchise of the state authorities, she said.

Voters in Massachusetts have until eventually Oct. 24 to sign up to vote in the Nov. 3 primary and until eventually Oct. 28 to request a mail-in ballot. Early voting will get position from Oct. 16 to Oct. 30.

Mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day and gained by Friday, Nov. 6 will be counted. A town or city’s guides will also keep on being open for 10 times for armed service and abroad ballots to get there.

Registration can be carried out by mail or on-line at sec.state.ma.us/ovr.

Reporter Wheeler Cowperthwaite can be attained at wcowperthwaite@patriotledger.com