Byron Bustos
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Byron Bustos is an at-large representative on the Passaic school board in New Jersey. First elected to the board in 2009 and re-elected in 2012, he won a third term on April 21, 2015. He was part of a slate campaign with fellow incumbents Ronald Van Rensalier and Salim Patel. The slate also ran together successfully in 2008 and 2012.
Biography
Bustos was born in Passaic, and he attended and graduated from district schools. He went on to earn a B.A. in political science and a secondary education teacher certification in social studies from Rowan University and, in 2011, a master's degree in public administration from Seton Hall University.[1]
Bustos is employed as an auditor with the U.S. Postal Service's Office of the Inspector General. He is involved in the following organizations: Nazarene Church Youth Group, Passaic Police Athletic League, Hispanic-American Chambers of Commerce, New Jersey Young Professionals and Lambda Theta Phi, Latin Fraternity Inc.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Passaic Public Schools elections (2015)
Three at-large seats on Passaic's school board were up for election on April 21, 2015. At-large incumbents Byron Bustos, Salim Patel and Ronald Van Rensalier defeated returning challenger Rene Griggs.[2] The three incumbents, Bustos, Patel and Van Rensalier, ran as a slate called "Passaic School Board 2015."
Results
| Passaic Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Salim Patel Incumbent |
28.6% | 1,818 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ronald Van Rensalier Incumbent |
28.3% | 1,803 | |
| Nonpartisan | Byron Bustos Incumbent |
25.8% | 1,641 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rene L. Griggs | 16.6% | 1,055 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 45 | |
| Total Votes | 6,362 | |||
| Source: Passaic County, New Jersey, "PASS Totowa School Election April 21, 2015: Summary Report," April 24, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Bustos reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of April 17, 2015.[3]
Endorsements
Ronald Van Rensalier, Salim Patel and Byron Bustos' slate was endorsed by Mayor Alex D. Blanco, City Council President Gary S. Schaer and Councilwoman Zaida Polanco. Polanco also works as the director of human resources for the school district.[4]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Ronald Van Rensalier Incumbent |
26.2% | 1,738 | |
| Nonpartisan | Salim Patel Incumbent |
25.6% | 1,694 | |
| Nonpartisan | Byron Bustos Incumbent |
22.7% | 1,504 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matthew Begazo | 7.6% | 503 | |
| Nonpartisan | Casilda Morales | 7.5% | 496 | |
| Nonpartisan | Virgen Cendeno | 6.2% | 411 | |
| Nonpartisan | Pedro Ruiz | 4.3% | 283 | |
| Total Votes | 6,629 | |||
| Source: Passaic County, New Jersey, "Summary Report," April 17, 2012 | ||||
2009
| Passaic Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Byron Bustos |
20% | 1,961 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ronald Van Rensalier Incumbent |
19.3% | 1,898 | |
| Nonpartisan | Salim Patel |
19% | 1,862 | |
| Nonpartisan | Horacio Carrera | 12.4% | 1,219 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carlos B. Sinnung Incumbent | 11.8% | 1,155 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rene L. Griggs | 8% | 789 | |
| Nonpartisan | Angelo Pallato | 5.1% | 500 | |
| Nonpartisan | Julio Santana | 4.4% | 432 | |
| Total Votes | 9,816 | |||
| Source: City of Passaic, "School Board Election, April 21, 2009," accessed March 23, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Bustos' slate campaign with Patel and Van Rensalier provided the following statement on their Facebook campaign page:
| “ | What have you done for our schools thus far?!
A fair question we get every now and then from concerned taxpayers. Here are just a few things we've done since we've been elected:
|
” |
| —Re-Elect Bustos, Patel, Van Rensalier for Passaic Board of Education Facebook page (2015)[6] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Byron + Bustos + Passaic + Public + Schools"
See also
- Passaic Public Schools, New Jersey
- Passaic Public Schools elections (2015)
- Baraka-backed "Children First Team" dominates Newark's school election (April 22, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Passaic Public Schools, "Byron Bustos," accessed March 23, 2015
- ↑ The Record, "Lone challenger to face three incumbents in Passaic school board election," March 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ The Record, "School incumbents win in Passaic vote," April 22, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Re-Elect Bustos, Patel, Van Rensalier for Passaic Board of Education: Wall Post," April 9, 2015
| 2015 Passaic Public Schools Elections | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | April 21, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, Byron Bustos • Incumbent, Salim Patel • Incumbent, Ronald Van Rensalier • Rene L. Griggs |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
