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Christopher Munoz
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Christopher Munoz is an at-large representative on the Bayonne School District school board in New Jersey. Munoz won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Munoz was a 2017 Democratic candidate for the New Jersey General Assembly. He lost the primary election on June 6, 2017.
Biography
Munoz's professional experience includes working as a history teacher at Hoboken High School and as a supervisor of patient access services at Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health. Munoz earned his M.A. in special education from New Jersey City University and his B.A. in history with a minor in political science from New Jersey City University. He also received his teaching certificate from Saint Peter's University.[1]
Elections
2017 (School board election)
- See also: Bayonne School District elections (2017)
Three of the nine seats on the Bayonne School District school board in New Jersey were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Christopher Munoz, and former candidates Michael Alonso and Maria Valado defeated seven candidates, including incumbent Mikel Lawandy, to win the at-large seats. Newcomers Daniel Acosta, Anthony D'Amico, Dorothy Patterson, and Gene Perry and former candidates John Cupo and Sharma Montgomery were defeated in their election bids.[2]
Results
| Bayonne School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Christopher Munoz Incumbent |
15.90% | 2,675 |
| Michael Alonso |
12.67% | 2,132 |
| Maria Valado |
11.51% | 1,937 |
| Dorothy Patterson | 10.94% | 1,840 |
| Mikel Lawandy Incumbent | 10.85% | 1,826 |
| Sharma Montgomery | 10.69% | 1,799 |
| Gene Perry | 10.37% | 1,745 |
| Anthony D'Amico | 7.06% | 1,187 |
| John Cupo | 5.91% | 995 |
| Daniel Acosta | 3.82% | 643 |
| Write-in votes | 0.27% | 45 |
| Total Votes (100) | 16,824 | |
| Source: Hudson County Clerk's Office, "General Election 2017," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Munoz did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 17, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[3]
2017 (General assembly election)
General election
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[4] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[5] Incumbent Angela McKnight (D) and incumbent Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D) defeated Michael Alonso (R) and Lauren DiGiaro (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 31 general election.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Angela McKnight Incumbent |
42.02% | 23,616 | |
| Democratic | Nicholas Chiaravalloti Incumbent |
40.61% | 22,823 | |
| Republican | Michael Alonso | 8.89% | 4,994 | |
| Republican | Lauren DiGiaro | 8.48% | 4,766 | |
| Total Votes | 56,199 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Angela McKnight and incumbent Nicholas Chiaravalloti defeated Kristen Zadroga-Hart and Christopher Munoz in the New Jersey General Assembly District 31 Democratic primary election.[8][9]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Angela McKnight Incumbent |
37.33% | 9,621 |
| Nicholas Chiaravalloti Incumbent |
35.20% | 9,073 |
| Kristen Zadroga-Hart | 15.83% | 4,081 |
| Christopher Munoz | 11.64% | 3,000 |
| Total Votes | 25,775 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Michael Alonso and Lauren DiGiaro were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 31 Republican primary election.[10][9]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael Alonso |
51.48% | 593 |
| Lauren DiGiaro |
48.52% | 559 |
| Total Votes | 1,152 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Munoz's campaign website for his New Jersey General Assembly candidacy highlighted the following issues:
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Christopher's message is simple, "Let's put the people first by doing the following:"
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| —Christopher Munoz[12] | ||
See also
- Bayonne School District, New Jersey
- Bayonne School District elections (2017)
- State legislative elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
- Bayonne School District
- Office website
- Christopher Munoz 2017 campaign website
- Christopher Munoz on Facebook
- New Jersey Legislature website
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Munoz, "About Christopher," accessed May 8, 2017
- ↑ NJ.com, "Hudson County real-time election results, Nov. 7, 2017," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 17, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote Munoz, "Issues," accessed May 8, 2017
| Bayonne School District elections in 2017 | |
| Hudson County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Mikel Lawandy • Incumbent, Christopher Munoz • Daniel Acosta • Michael Alonso • John Cupo • Anthony D'Amico • Sharma Montgomery • Dorothy Patterson • Gene Perry • Maria Valado |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
