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Austin Harig
Austin Harig ran for election to the Buffalo Board of Education to represent Park District in New York. Harig lost in the general election on May 7, 2019.
Biography
Harig is a student at Hutchinson Technical Central High School. He also runs an online social media advertising company called Silver Cloud Media, LLC.[1][2]
Elections
2019
See also: Buffalo Public Schools, New York, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District
Incumbent Louis Petrucci defeated Austin Harig in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Park District on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Louis Petrucci (Nonpartisan) | 79.7 | 1,558 |
 | Austin Harig (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 398 | |
| Total votes: 1,956 | |||
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2016
- See also: Buffalo Public Schools elections (2016)
Six of the nine by-district seats on the Buffalo Public Schools school board were up for general election on May 3, 2016. The six seats drew 11 candidates—five incumbents and six challengers. Central Seat incumbent Mary Ruth Kapsiak decided not to file for re-election, leaving Paulette Woods and Bryon McIntyre to run for the open seat. East Seat incumbent Theresa Harris-Tigg ran unopposed after challengers Colleen Russell and Patricia Elliott were removed from the ballot as a result of challenges to their candidacy petitions. Elliott and Russell continued to run as write-in candidates. Ferry Seat incumbent Sharon Belton-Cottman ran unopposed. Candidate Hope Jay challenged incumbent Jason McCarthy for the North Seat. Incumbent Carl P. Paladino ran for re-election to the Park Seat against Austin Harig. West Seat incumbent James Sampson ran as a write-in candidate against newcomer Jennifer Mecozzi.[3]
Union-backed candidates Woods, Harris-Tigg, Belton-Cottman, Jay, and Mecozzi defeated their opponents to break up the majority faction on the board. Paladino was the only former majority member to win after he defeated Harig by a slim margin.
Results
| Buffalo Public Schools, Park Seat General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Carl Paladino Incumbent |
51.97% | 1,636 |
| Austin Harig | 48.03% | 1,512 |
| Total Votes | 3,148 | |
| Source: Erie County, New York, "Buffalo School Board Canvas Book," accessed June 2, 2016 | ||
Funding
Harig reported no contributions or expenditures to the Buffalo Public Schools during the election.[4]
Endorsements
Harig received official endorsements from the Western New York Area Labor Federation, the Buffalo AFL-CIO Central Labor Council, and the Buffalo Teachers Federation.[5][6]
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Austin Harig did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Capital New York, "High school student takes on Carl Paladino in Buffalo school board race," April 7, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Austin Harig," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Erie County Board of Elections, "2016 Buffalo School Board Petitions Filed," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Buffalo Public Schools Emlyn Rivera," May 2, 2016
- ↑ Capital New York, "High school student takes on Carl Paladino in Buffalo school board race," April 7, 2015
- ↑ Buffalo News, "Once-sleepy race for Buffalo School Board becomes ‘vicious’," April 24, 2016
