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Allan Weisel
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Allan Weisel was a candidate for the Region 3 seat on the Pennsbury Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. The seat was up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. He filed to run in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. Allan Weisel won a nomination in the Republican primary and advanced to the general election.[1][2] Allan Weisel lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Weisel earned a bachelor's degree in arts education from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and a second bachelor's degree in finance from Robert Morris University. He also has a master's degree in counseling from Cairn University. He is the president of Weisel Associates, Inc. which offers professional representation to companies offering arts specialty retail products.[3]
Elections
2015
Five of the nine seats on the Pennsbury Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
In Region 1, T.R. Kannan (D) defeated David Gibbon (R). Gibbon was selected by the Republican Party as the replacement for Carla Neubaum who withdrew from the race after the primary election. Incumbents Jacqueline Redner, John Palmer and Gary Sanderson won election without opposition for the three seats in Region 2. Kim Hilty (D) defeated Annette Dearolf (R) for a two-year term left by former board member Debra Deblasio in Region 3. Christian Schwartz (D) defeated Allan Weisel (R) for a four-year term in Region 3. No independent candidates filed for the general election.[2][1][4]
Results
| Pennsbury School District, Region 3, (4-year term), General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Christian Schwartz |
56.2% | 2,655 | |
| Republican | Allan Weisel | 43.8% | 2,069 | |
| Total Votes | 4,724 | |||
| Source: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "Bucks County Election Results," accessed January 4, 2016 | ||||
| Pennsbury School District, Region 3 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Christian Schwartz |
59.2% | 620 | |
| Democratic | Allan Weisel | 40.8% | 427 | |
| Total Votes | 1,047 | |||
| Source: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "Bucks County Election Results," accessed July 6, 2015 | ||||
| Pennsbury School District, Region 3 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Allan Weisel |
68.4% | 644 | |
| Republican | Christian Schwartz | 31.6% | 298 | |
| Total Votes | 942 | |||
| Source: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "Bucks County Election Results," accessed July 6, 2015 | ||||
Funding
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Endorsements
Weisel received an official endorsement from the Lower Makefield GOP Club.[5]
Recent news
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See also
- Pennsbury School District, Pennsylvania
- Pennsbury School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pennsbury School District, "Pennsbury Board of School Directors," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Candidate List for the Municipal Primary of May 19, 2015," accessed April 2, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candidates" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ LinkedIn, "Allan Weisel," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Bucks County Courier Times, "Three contested school board races on tap in Pennsbury on Tuesday," October 29, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Allan Weisel & Annette Dearolf for Pennsbury," September 10, 2015
| 2015 Pennsbury School District Elections | |
| Bucks County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Region 1: • T.R. Kannan (D) • David Gibbon (R) • Carla Neubaum (R) Region 2: • Incumbent, Jacqueline Redner (D/R) • Incumbent, John Palmer (D/R) • Incumbent, Gary Sanderson (D/R) |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
