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Rob
Schoen
For
Brookline
Town Meeting
Precinct 1
May 7th

Update

I was elected to Town Meeting, Precinct 1 on May 7. Thank you to everyone that voted for me and encouraged others to vote for me. I could not have won without the endorsements from Brookline PAX, Brookline By Design, and Paul Warren.

Please feel free to reach out to me if you would like to discuss any of the Warrant Articles in the upcoming Annual Town Meeting or anything else that I can help with.

Endorsed By
Brookline By Design

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I am very proud to be endorsed by Brookline By Design, an organization of Brookline residents that has advocated for a comprehensive and inclusive community planning process. 

Brookline By Design

Endorsed By
Brookline PAX

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I am very proud to be endorsed by Brookline Pax, a progressive advocacy group that has been active in Brookline politics since 1962.

Brookline Pax

Endorsed By
Select Board Member
Paul Warren

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I am very proud to be endorsed by Select Board Member Paul Warren. Paul has been a great leader for Brookline and recently brokered the compromise agreement that made responsible compliance with the MBTA Communities Act possible.

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About Rob Schoen

Family 

  • Lived in Brookline for 17 years and in Precinct One for the last 12 years. 

  • Proud father of two children that attend Brookline Public Schools at Lawrence.

  • Married to Cathleen Schoen, who has been director of the Lawrence Special Activities after-school program, is on the Board of the Brookline Education Foundation, and works in the footwear industry. 

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Community Involvement 

 

Professional Experience​

  • 27 years with Putnam Investments, serving on the Operating Committee and as a Chief Investment Officer. 

  • Currently a Senior Vice President at Franklin Templeton (acquired Putnam in January, 2024).

  • Received a Diversity and Inclusion award in 2022 for leadership in a Sponsorship program.

  • Private sector experience managing budgets, business plans, projects, and effective teams.

  • Special expertise in data analysis, statistics, and evidence-based decision making.

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Education

  • BA in Psychology, Tufts University

  • MBA in Finance and Statistics, New York University

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Town Meeting Principles

As a representative for Precinct 1, my commitment would be to help foster the following principles within Town Meeting:
 

  • Championing practical and effective solutions

  • Ensuring financial stewardship and responsibility

  • Promoting respectful and constructive dialogue

  • Basing decisions on solid evidence and research

  • Supporting our public employees, especially those in public safety 

  • Striking a balance between development and conservation

  • Celebrating the rich diversity and unique character of Brookline

  • Protecting and enhancing our cherished green spaces

Brookline Town Election
May 7

Brookline Precinct Map

Precinct One voting takes place at
BU-Wheelock College, 43 Hawes Street (Monmouth Street entrance).

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Polls are open 7am to 8pm.

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Please come out to vote!

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Last Day to Register to Vote in Annual Town Election
Saturday, April 27 5PM

 

First Day for in-person Early Voting
Saturday, April 27

 

Last Day to Request a Mailed Ballot
Tuesday, April 30 5PM


Last Day for in-person Early Voting

Friday, May 3 12:30PM

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Please note that there are six candidates running for five 3-year seats. You can vote for at most five candidates, but you can vote for less than five. I am listed sixth on the ballot. 

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Protecting Longwood Mall

Longwood Mall

BGSA Longwood Mall Event,
Summer 2023

Longwood Mall

BGSA Grant Award Ceremony at
Hall's Pond, Fall 2022

Longwood Mall
Longwood Mall

Warrant Articles

The Warrant Articles that will be discussed in the May Town Meeting can be found here.

I would not want to represent that I am very knowledgeable on all these warrant articles, but I hope to be by the next Town Meeting at the end of May. Please feel free to reach out to me if there are any specific warrant articles that you would like me to focus on.

Here is an experiment: I put the warrant articles for the May meeting into a large language model and asked it to summarize each one with a couple of sentences. You can see the result, as well as my disclaimer on its use, at this link: AI Summaries of May 2024 Warrant Articles.

The most controversial warrant article may be Article 19, which is a resolution for Brookline to call for a ceasefire in the Middle East conflict. Voters should know that I would strongly oppose this resolution. This war is horrific, as are all wars, and I hope the violence will end someday soon. However, I do not think Town Meeting should be selectively weighing in on international conflicts. The individuals of Brookline's Town Meeting should follow their conscience and be free to do whatever they think is right in response to this crisis. Brookline's town government should be focused on Brookline's problems and not on international issues it does not have the power to change. My own view of this resolution is that the wording is clearly biased against Israel, as evidenced by the unsubstantiated accusation that Israel is committing war crimes by practicing "collective punishment against the Palestinian people in Gaza."

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