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Carol Harrison-Arnold
Carol Harrison-Arnold was an at-large representative on the Jersey City Board of Education in New Jersey. She was first elected to the board in 2011. She ran for re-election in the general election on November 4, 2014. Harrison-Arnold was part of a slate with Bertram C. Okpokwasili and Monica Kress. Carol Harrison-Arnold lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Harrison-Arnold is an attorney with experience in the insurance industry. She is also a Healthy Gourmet Coffee owner. Harrison-Arnold is Episcopalian and attends Church of the Incarnation. She is on the board for the Garden State Episcopal Community Development Corporation, as well as a Trustee of the Episcopal Diocesan of Newark.[1]
Elections
2014
Three seats on the Jersey City Board of Education were up for election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Carol Harrison-Arnold and Bertram C. Okpokwasili sought re-election. Harrison-Arnold and Okpokwasili were joined on the ballot by former school board member Gerald Lyons and 2013 candidates Lorenzo Richardson and Gina Verdibello. Newcomer candidates included Dominique D. Lee, Monica Kress, Michael Reilly, and Joel Torres.[2] Harrison-Arnold, Okpokwasili, and Kress ran as a slate under the committee called Parents for Excellence, while Richardson, Verdibello, and Lyons ran as a slate under the committee The Children First Team.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Lorenzo Richardson |
22.1% | 12,472 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joel Torres |
19.2% | 10,854 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gerald Lyons |
16.9% | 9,568 | |
| Nonpartisan | Monica Kress | 11.3% | 6,383 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carol Harrison-Arnold Incumbent | 10.9% | 6,133 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bertram C. Okpokwasili Incumbent | 10.7% | 6,034 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gina Verdibello | 5.3% | 2,999 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Reilly | 3.5% | 1,988 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 88 | |
| Total Votes | 56,519 | |||
| Source: Hudson County Clerk, "General Election November 4, 2014, Official Results," November 17, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Harrison-Arnold ran as a part of the Parents for Excellence committee. The committee reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 15, 2014.[3]
Endorsements
Harrison-Arnold had not received any official endorsements as of October 15, 2014.
Campaign themes
2014
Harrison-Arnold provided the following joint statement on her campaign website with Kress and Okpokwasili:
| “ | STRENGTHENING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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| —Parent's for Excellence campaign website (2014)[5] | ||
Campaign advertisements
Parents for Excellence, "Meet The Candidates for Board of Education 2014," October 8, 2014 |
Parents for Excellence, "Vote November 4th for Jersey City Board of Education," October 9, 2014 |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Carol + Harrison + Arnold + Jersey + City + Public + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Parents for Excellence, "Bios," accessed October 15, 2014
- ↑ Hudson County Clerk's Office, "Official Master List General Election School Board Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Parents for Excellence, "Platform," accessed October 15, 2014
| 2014 Jersey City Public Schools Elections | |
| Hudson County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Carol Harrison-Arnold • Dominique D. Lee • Gerald Lyons • Monica Kress • Bertram C. Okpokwasili • Michael Reilly • Lorenzo Richardson • Joel Torres • Gina Verdibello |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
