Ben Giovine
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Ben Giovine was a Toms River Township representative on the Toms River Board of Education in New Jersey. He was first elected to the board in 2011. He ran for re-election in the general election on November 4, 2014, and won. Giovine was a part of The Clean Slate for TRBOE candidate slate with Robert Onofrietti Jr. and fellow incumbent Loreen Torrone.
Biography
Giovine earned a B.A. in print journalism and philosophy from American University in 2006. He is currently employed as a senior associate at ReNew Jersey Stronger/Quadel Consulting Corporation. He is also the owner and lead consultant of Shore Point Strategies.[1]
Elections
2014
Three seats on the Toms River school board were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Three incumbents of the Toms River Township district, Alex Pavliv, Loreen Torrone, and Ben Giovine were up for re-election, but Pavliv did not file to run. Torrone and Giovine faced challengers Robert Onofrietti Jr., Jeremy D. Grunin, Christopher Raimann, Teri Kubiel, Valarie T. Seidner, and Thomas E. Kunz in the general election. Grunin, Kubiel, and Kunz ran as a slate called Accomplishing More Together, while Giovine, Torrone, and Onofrietti ran as The Clean Slate for TRBOE.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Robert Onofrietti Jr. |
15.9% | 6,688 | |
| Nonpartisan | Loreen Torrone Incumbent |
15.7% | 6,601 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ben Giovine Incumbent |
15.5% | 6,516 | |
| Nonpartisan | Teri Kubiel | 13.6% | 5,739 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas E. Kunz | 11% | 4,615 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeremy D. Grunin | 10.7% | 4,504 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher Raimann | 9.3% | 3,918 | |
| Nonpartisan | Valarie T. Seidner | 8.2% | 3,436 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in candidate | 0.2% | 95 | |
| Total Votes | 42,112 | |||
| Source: Ocean County Clerk, "Official General Election Results," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Giovine ran as part of The Clean Slate for TRBOE committee, which reported $300.00 in contributions but no expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 16, 2014. He also individually reported $100.00 in contributions but no expenditures.[3]
Endorsements
Giovine had not received any official endorsements as of October 16, 2014.
2011
| Toms River Regional School Board, Toms River Township General Election, 3-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Ben Giovine |
18.4% | 4,988 | |
| Nonpartisan | Loreen Torrone Incumbent |
17.5% | 4,734 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alexander Pavliv |
14.2% | 3,844 | |
| Nonpartisan | Karen M. Kenny | 13.7% | 3,717 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frank E. Rodgers | 13.6% | 3,691 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Ann Bageac | 12.7% | 3,436 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brain J. Geoghegan | 7.6% | 2,047 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen J. Galgon | 2.1% | 556 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 74 | |
| Total Votes | 27,087 | |||
| Source: Ocean County Clerk, "2011 Official Annual School Election: April 27, 2011," accessed October 17, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
The Clean Slate for TRBOE posted the following joint statement on their Facebook campaign page:
| “ | We Pledge to Take Politics Out of Our Schools
|
” |
| —The Clean Slate's Facebook campaign page (2014)[5] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Ben + Giovine + Tom + River + Regional + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Ben Giovine," accessed October 16, 2014
- ↑ Ocean County Clerk's Office, "2014 School Board Candidate List," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 16, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "The Clean Slate: About," accessed October 16, 2014
| 2014 Toms River Regional Schools Elections | |
| Ocean County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Toms River Township, At-large: • Incumbent, Loreen Torrone • Incumbent, Ben Giovine • Robert Onofrietti Jr. • Jeremy D. Grunin • Christopher Raimann • Teri Kubiel • Valarie T. Seidner • Thomas E. Kunz |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
