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Christopher Irving
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Christopher Irving is an at-large representative on the Paterson Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. Irving won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
- See also: Paterson Public Schools elections (2016)
Four of the nine seats on the Paterson Public Schools Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Three of the seats came with three-year terms, and one seat came with a two-year term. Incumbents Christopher Irving and Flavio Rivera, along with Emanuel Capers, won election to the board by defeating incumbent Kenneth Simmons, Joseph Atallo, Corey Teague, and Stacey Coleman. A special election was held for a fourth seat with a two-year term after board member-elect Michael Henry was barred from serving on the school board due to the discovery of a past criminal background. Errol Kerr was appointed to fill Henry's position. He ran for re-election and lost to newcomer Manny Martinez.[1]
Results
| Paterson Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Flavio Rivera Incumbent |
19.11% | 8,109 |
| Christopher Irving Incumbent |
17.69% | 7,504 |
| Emanuel Capers |
15.29% | 6,487 |
| Corey Teague | 13.89% | 5,892 |
| Kenneth Simmons Incumbent | 13.68% | 5,803 |
| Stacey Coleman | 11.37% | 4,823 |
| Joseph Atallo | 8.82% | 3,741 |
| Write-in votes | 0.15% | 65 |
| Total Votes | 42,424 | |
| Source: Passaic County, "County Clerk-Election Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Irving reported $22,020.66 in contributions and $16,973.75 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, which left his campaign with $5,046.88 in the election.[2]
Endorsements
Paterson received an official endorsemnet from the Paterson Teachers Union.[3]
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey, "Field in Paterson’s school election includes seven candidates with past board experience," July 26, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ Paterson Times, "Paterson teachers union endorses Teague, Rivera, and Irving," October 23, 2016
