Brookline Election Results 2025: Boards Welcome New Faces

BROOKLINE, MA — Unofficial results are in for Tuesday's Town Election, and it appears as though some of Brookline's most prevalent committees will have new representation.

The Select Board and School Committee races headlined this year's election, with relatively crowded and contested races for both.

According to the unofficial results, Michael Rubenstein will be the newest member of the Select Board, receiving 4,280 votes. Rubenstein, a former software company founder who is a strong advocate for MBTA zoning and housing development, defeated Carlos Ridruejo and Liz Linder, who received 1,812 and 3,101 votes, respectively. Rubenstein is now slated to take the seat of former board member Michael Sandman, who chose not to run for reelection.

The six-person School Committee had a race with six candidates vying for three seats. Based on the unofficial results, it will have two new members. Newcomers Robert Jay Weintraub and Danna Perry beating out incumbent Helen Charlupski as well as Logan Potere and Akiva Leibowitz. Charlupski's ties to the committee date back more than 30 years, as she was first elected in 1992. Weintraub and Perry tallied 6,332 and 4,326 votes, respectively. The other incumbent, Valerie Frias, has earned another term by receiving 4,872 votes.

The other contested race in the election was for Trustees of the Public Library, with five people competing for four seats. Incumbents Michael Burstein and Judith Vanderkay will remain on the board, receiving more than 5,000 votes each. Residents Batia Bloomenthal and Felina Silver beat out Joseph Elasmar for the final two openings.