David Rein (New York)
David Rein was an at-large member of the Newburgh Enlarged City Board of Education in New York. He was first elected in 2004 and he served on the board for three years before losing his re-election bid in 2007. Rein ran unsuccessfully to return to the board on May 20, 2008, and May 20, 2014.[1]
Biography
David Rein is a resident of Orange County, New York. Rein earned his bachelor's degree in communications from the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. Prior to taking his current position as a lead audiovisual specialist with Dentons US LLP in 2012, he worked for Smith Media, the Newburgh Enlarged City School District, US Cablevision, TKR/TCI Cable, News 12 Bronx and Rainbow Media, United Jewish Communities, Morgan Stanley, MasterCard, Barclays Capital and Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. In 1993, he founded Community Communications, which he operated until it closed in 2012.[2][3]
Elections
2014
David Rein, incumbents Dawn Fucheck, Mark Levinstein and Thomas Woodhull and six fellow challengers lost to newcomers Kenneth Copertino, Carole Mineo, William Swart and Darren Stridiron for the four at-large seats in the general election on May 20, 2014.
One of the seats up for election was vacated as a result of the death of board member Judith A. McAfee. Stridiron, the candidate who won election but received the fewest votes, received that seat, which carried an unexpired two-year term.[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Carole Mineo |
14.1% | 1,601 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kenneth Copertino |
12.7% | 1,445 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Swart |
11.7% | 1,333 | |
| Nonpartisan | Darren Stridiron |
11.2% | 1,275 | |
| Nonpartisan | George Bowles, Jr. | 7.1% | 808 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dawn Fucheck Incumbent | 7% | 791 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sheila Murphy | 6.7% | 763 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Levinstein Incumbent | 6.3% | 716 | |
| Nonpartisan | Runston Lewis | 5.7% | 652 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Woodhull Incumbent | 4.4% | 503 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Rein | 3.9% | 442 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Pagliaro | 3.8% | 427 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andres Arestin | 2.9% | 326 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nathan Vesely | 2.6% | 290 | |
| Total Votes | 11,372 | |||
| Source: Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "School & Library Budget Vote and School Board Election - 5/20/14," accessed July 10, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Rein did not file a campaign finance report with the New York State Board of Elections during the election.[5][6]
Endorsements
Rein did not receive any endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2014
In a survey conducted by the school district, Rein stated that the following should be the district's top priorities in 2014:
| “ | NECSD needs to focus it’s attention on providing more instructional dollars and less administrative dollars while reining in fiscal control and insuring longevity in our programs, teachers and staff.[7] | ” |
| —Newburgh Enlarged City School District candidate survey (2014)[3] | ||
In an interview with the Times Herald Record, Rein rejected arguments made by Runston Lewis and Sheila Murphy, who claimed that the district should prioritize hiring more minority teachers. In response, Rein stated, "I think all children can succeed as long as their parents are involved and they are energized by quality teachers. I find it offensive to suggest that black teachers and black board members are the answer to Newburgh's problems."[8]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "David + Rein + Newburgh + Enlarged + City + School + District"
See also
- Newburgh Enlarged City School District, New York
- Newburgh Enlarged City School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NewburghEdInfo, "Newburgh School District Board of Education Candidates," May 18, 2008
- ↑ LinkedIn, "David J. Rein," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "2014-2015 Budget Information," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia via phone call with the Newburgh Enlarged City School District administration on May 1, 2014.
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Contribution Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Expenditure Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Times Herald Record, "Newburgh school board candidate: Hire quality teachers," May 15, 2014
| 2014 Newburgh Enlarged City School District Elections | |
| Orange County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 20, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Dawn Fucheck • Incumbent, Mark Levinstein • Incumbent, Thomas Woodhull • Andres Arestin • George Bowles, Jr. • Kenneth Copertino • Runston Lewis • Carole Mineo • Sheila Murphy • Robert Pagliaro • David Rein • Darren Stridiron • William Swart • Nathan Vesely |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
