Deborah Torres Henning
Deborah Torres Henning was a candidate seeking an at-large seat on the Wappingers Central School District Board of Education in New York. She was defeted in the general election on May 19, 2015.[1]
Biography
Henning has lived in the Wappingers Central School District for nine years. She and her husband have four children, three of whom attend school in the district.[2]
Elections
2015
Three of the nine at-large seats on the Wappingers Central School District Board of Education were up for general election on May 19, 2015. The election shared the ballot with the school district's annual budget vote. Voters could vote for all three seats in this election on a joint ballot. The three candidates who received the most votes were elected to the board.
The seats held by incumbents Ved Shravah, Robert Rubin and Douglass Bitteker were on the ballot. Bitteker did not file to run for re-election, ensuring at least one newcomer would join the board. Shravah and Rubin faced four challengers—Deborah Torres Henning, Karen Mauhs Karath, Anne LaValle and Babu Munusamy—in their bids for re-election.
Ultimately, Rubin retained his seat while Shravah was defeated. Returning candidate LaValle and newcomer Karath won the other two seats up for election.
Results
| Wappingers Central School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Robert Rubin Incumbent |
19.5% | 2,549 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anne LaValle |
18.5% | 2,422 | |
| Nonpartisan | Karen Mauhs Karath |
16.3% | 2,136 | |
| Nonpartisan | Deborah Torres Henning | 15.9% | 2,087 | |
| Nonpartisan | Babu Munusamy | 15.9% | 2,083 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ved Shravah Incumbent | 13.9% | 1,825 | |
| Total Votes | 13,102 | |||
| Source: Wappingers Central School District, "Jun 01, 2015 - Board Workshop/Special Board Meeting Agenda," accessed June 8, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Henning reported no contributions or expenditures to the New York State Board of Elections in the election.[3][4]
Endorsements
Henning was endorsed by the organization Stop Common Core in New York State.[5]
Campaign themes
2015
Henning highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:
| “ | For those of you who do not know me, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Deborah Torres Henning, I have lived in the Wappingers Central School District for 9 years with my husband Matt and our 4 children – 3 of which are currently attending WCSD schools. One in Gayhead and two in Van Wyck. I have one special needs child and understand the concerns of many in similar situations. I have been very active at the WCSD BOE meetings, and because of my two years of attending the BOE meetings and seeing the board is NOT comprised of people who actually care and listen to the concerns of the children and the taxpayers, I have decided to run for a school board trustee position in the upcoming election May 19th.
I have watched and attended many board meetings where parents and concerned citizens were rudely dismissed and concerns from the public fall on deaf ears. Most recently, watching the debacle unfold regarding redistricting, it became crystal clear that we MUST re-vamp the WCSD Board of Education. They speak of transparency, but supply none. They claim to listen to the community concerns, but consistently vote against community outrage. They claim to have the children's best interests at heart, but the children are an after thought in their decision making. If you have grown weary of the antics of this board, as I have, I would like to enlist your help and support in electing me to one of the 3 trustee positions open for election. I would like to have deeper discussions with the community, a dialogue in fact, to discuss the top concerns plaguing our district right now: redistricting, feeder patterns, class size, special needs children all but forgotten in the shuffle, common core, excessive standardized testing, diminishing school extra curricular activities, school taxes and unfunded mandates. I'm sure there are many more concerns and I would like to discuss them with all of you. As your choice for school board trustee I will do my due diligence to listen to the concerns you have and act as your voice. I am very open to discussion on the topics YOU would like to discuss, so please feel free to ask away. And please remember to VOTE on May 19th, 2015 – only YOU can change what needs to be changed...[6] |
” |
| —Deborah Torres Henning's campaign website (2015)[2] | ||
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See also
- Wappingers Central School District, New York
- Wappingers Central School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Susan Penney, District Clerk/Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent, Wappingers Central School District," May 7, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Deborah Torres Henning for WCSD School Board Trustee Facebook, "About," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Expenditure Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Contribution Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Stop Common Core in New York State, "Board of Education 2015," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 Wappingers Central School District Elections | |
| Dutchess County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Robert Rubin • Incumbent, Ved Shravah • Deborah Torres Henning • Karen Mauhs Karath • Anne LaValle • Babu Munusamy |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
