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Tony Schiavi is a longtime Harwich resident, retired from a 30-year career in the U.S. Air Force, where he achieved the rank of brigadier general.
Voters were waiting outside early voting locations before they opened in several Island towns Monday morning, as Massachusetts town clerks officially started collecting ballots two weeks before the traditional election day.
Neal Maciel is a third-generation Islander who retired from a 35-year career in law enforcement in 2010.
Bob Ogden holds the title of special sheriff in the Dukes County sheriff’s department, where he has worked his entire career.
Paulo DeOliveira, 32, is a resident of Edgartown and a native of Brazil. He moved from Brazil to Boston at age 15, and moved permanently to Martha’s Vineyard 11 years ago.
Martina Thornton, 40, of Edgartown is a native of the Czech Republic who moved to Martha’s Vineyard in 2001. She lives in Edgartown.