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Armando Da Silva
Armando Da Silva was a candidate for at-large representative on the Elizabeth Public Schools school board in New Jersey. Da Silva was defeated in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Da Silva ran as part of the Children First slate with board member Paul Perreira and fellow newcomer Sima Farid.
Biography
Da Silva graduated from East Side High School in Newark.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of the nine seats on the Elizabeth Public Schools school board in New Jersey were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Board member Maria Z. Carvalho and newcomers Jerry Jacobs and Rosa Moreno Ortega defeated incumbent Paul Perreira and Ricky Castaneda, Sima Farid, Christina Moreira, Armando Da Silva, and Rosa Moreno Ortega.[2]
Carvalho, Moreno Ortega, and Jacobs ran in this election together as a slate called One Team One Dream. Perreira, Da Silva, and Farid ran together as a slate called Children First. Castaneda and Moreira ran together as a slate called Putting Kids First.
Results
| Elizabeth Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Maria Z. Carvalho Incumbent |
22.66% | 5,103 |
| Jerry Jacobs |
19.55% | 4,401 |
| Rosa Moreno Ortega |
19.11% | 4,302 |
| Christina Moreira | 10.46% | 2,354 |
| Paul Perreira Incumbent | 10.06% | 2,266 |
| Armando Da Silva | 8.11% | 1,826 |
| Ricky Castaneda | 5.47% | 1,231 |
| Sima Farid | 4.41% | 994 |
| Write-in votes | 0.17% | 38 |
| Total Votes | 22,515 | |
| Source: Union County, "General Election, November 7, 2017: Official Results," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Da Silva did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 17, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[3]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Armando Da Silva on Facebook, "Timeline," accessed September 20, 2017
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Lisa Bobish-Hugelmeyer, Union County Elections Supervisor," August 4, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 17, 2017
| Elizabeth Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Union County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Maria Z. Carvalho • Incumbent, Paul Perreira • Ricky Castaneda • Armando Da Silva • Sima Farid • Jerry Jacobs • Christina Moreira • Rosa Moreno Ortega |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
