Bob Fiume
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Bob Fiume is an at-large member of the Hazleton Area 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 Democratic and Republican primaries. Fiume won nominations in both primaries and advanced to the general election.[1] Bob Fiume won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Fiume earned his bachelor's degree from Pennysylvania State University. He is currently the executive director of the County of Lackawanna Transit System. He serves as the treasurer of the Pennsylvania Public Transportation Association. He previously served on West Hazleton Borough Council. He also worked as the legislative assistant for Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Correale Stevens when Stevens was a state representative.[2]
Elections
2015
Five of the six candidates who appeared on the primary ballot in the 2015 Hazleton school district election advanced to the general. All candidates ran in both the Democratic and Republican primaries.
Incumbent Tony Bonomo won re-election to his seat. Challengers Bob Fiume, Marie Kay, Jackie Scarcella, and Vincent Zola also joined the board. They defeated incumbent Robert Childs and challengers Casey Herseim, Lori Losen, and Thomas Chirico.[3][1]
Bonomo advanced from both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Incumbents Brian Early, Robert Wallace, and Marfay Yanac did not run for re-election. Carmella Yenkevich did not advance from the primary election. James Capriotti withdrew from the race in March 2015.[4]
Childs, Herseim, and Losen ran as a slate of independent candidates. Chirico also filed as an independent candidate.[5]
Results
| Hazleton Area School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Vincent Zola |
16.2% | 7,016 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Tony Bonomo Incumbent |
15.0% | 6,494 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Bob Fiume |
14.3% | 6,211 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Jackie Scarcella |
13.2% | 5,716 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Marie Kay |
12.8% | 5,531 | |
| Independent | Robert Childs Incumbent | 10.3% | 4,470 | |
| Independent | Lori Losen | 7.6% | 3,287 | |
| Independent | Thomas Chirico | 5.4% | 2,355 | |
| Independent | Casey Herseim | 5.0% | 2,169 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.16% | 69 | ||
| Total Votes | 43,318 | |||
| Source: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015 Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, "Official 2015 Municipal Election," accessed December 21, 2015 Carbon County, Pennsylvania, "Officiall Results," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||||
| Hazleton Area School District, At-Large Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Vincent Zola |
18.4% | 2,587 | |
| Democratic | Tony Bonomo Incumbent |
18% | 2,522 | |
| Democratic | Bob Fiume |
16.7% | 2,348 | |
| Democratic | Jackie Scarcella | 16.7% | 2,346 | |
| Democratic | Marie Kay |
16.3% | 2,290 | |
| Democratic | Carmella Yenkevich |
13.9% | 1,953 | |
| Total Votes | 14,046 | |||
| Source: Luzerne County, "Cross County School Directors Race," accessed July 8, 2015 Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
| Hazleton Area School District, At-Large Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Vincent Zola |
19.7% | 2,278 | |
| Republican | Bob Fiume |
18.2% | 2,109 | |
| Republican | Tony Bonomo Incumbent |
17.4% | 2,014 | |
| Republican | Jackie Scarcella |
15.4% | 1,783 | |
| Republican | Marie Kay |
14.7% | 1,705 | |
| Republican | Carmella Yenkevich | 14.6% | 1,684 | |
| Total Votes | 11,573 | |||
| Source: Luzerne County, "Cross County School Directors Race," accessed July 8, 2015Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
Funding
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Endorsements
Fiume received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
Recent news
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See also
- Hazleton Area School District, Pennsylvania
- Hazleton Area 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 Luzerne County, "2015 Primary Election Candidates," accessed March 19, 2015
- ↑ Standard Speaker, "Fiume seeks Hazleton Area School Board seat," March 19, 2015
- ↑ Hazleton Area School District, "School Directors Overview," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ Standard Speaker, One less choice on ballot in Hazleton school board race," March 31, 2015
- ↑ Citizens Voice, "Seven independents eye mayoral, school board seats in Hazleton," August 5, 2015
| 2015 Hazleton Area School District Elections | |
| • Luzerne County, Pennsylvania • Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania • Carbon County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent Tony Bonomo (D/R) • Incumbent, Robert Childs (I) • James Capriotti (D/R) • Bob Fiume (D/R) • Casey Herseim (I) • Marie Kay (D/R) • Lori Losen (I) • Jackie Scarcella (D/R) • Carmella Yenkevich (D/R) • Vincent Zola (D/R) |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
