Voters Guide: Michael Soucy for Ward 5 Alderman

Name: Michael P. Soucy
Age: 51
How long have you lived in Nashua? Lifelong resident
Background/Education:  Graduated Nashua High School in 1979; some college.

Experience/Occupation: US Army 1979-82 (Infantry Airborne); honorable discharge.
Three years Nashua Firefighter
20 Years Nashua Police Officer (retired)
Five years School Resource Officer, Nashua Elementary and Middle Schools
Five Years program director for Nashua Police Athletic League

Current Employment: Detective/police prosecutor for UMass Lowell police department.

Personal:
Married for 22 years to Carrie A. Soucy, who serves as Catholic Youth Minister at St. Elizabeth Seton, Bedford, NH. Son Jonah P. Soucy, freshman at Franciscan university in Steubenville, Ohio.

Civic boards and nonprofits:

Director, Nashua Exchange Club (current)
Past President and Founding member of Nashua PAL Cross Country Program
Past Vice President, Nashua Youth Blast Lacrosse
Past Director, Windsor Pond Condo Association
Past Director, Nashua Helping Hands
Past member Nashua Kiwanis Club
Past member City of Nashua Cable Committee

Prior Elected Office:
Nashua Fire Commissioner (secretary/clerk) 2008-2013

Key Issues Within Ward 5:
West Hollis Street Development
1. Purchased parcels at Front Entrance to Landfill
2. Riverview/West Hollis Street potential development of the old Riverview Landfill
Public Safety & Education
Property Taxes
Traffic and Infrastructure

Why Are You Running?

I am in line with Alderman Jim Donchess, believing that we need to get back to the basics. Public safety and excellent schools are what attract citizens and businesses to locate and stay in Nashua. High crime rates and poor underachieving schools will drive citizens and businesses out of Nashua, adversely affecting our tax base. I am not a fan of personality politics. I am politically an independent conservative and will vote independently o the merits of each and every issue and not based on any political teams. I will bring my real world experience of past employment of having worked in three of the major departments within out city (police, fire, school). i am a lifelong resident with an unwavering commitment to integrity and transparency within government. 

Why should voters choose you over your opponent (what uniquely qualifies you to represent the public?)

I believe that to be an effective Ward Alderman you need to be able to at lease vote "present." Unfortunately, this has not been the case with our current Alderman. During the last two terms, Alderman Tabacsko has recorded the most absentees for BOA meetings than all the other 14 aldermen. This has been a consistent pattern during his tenure. In my mind this is "unacceptable."

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Think your vote doesn't count in Nashua Ward 5? The last two election cycles, the difference between candidates was less than six votes.