Eddie Moran
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Eddie Moran is a Democratic at-large representative on the Reading School District school board in Pennsylvania. First elected in 2013, Moran won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Moran has been an active member of the community by volunteering with Reading American little league, serving as the head coach for a team for special needs kids, working with Compadres, and serving as the vice chairman of the Reading Recreation Commission.[1]
Elections
2017
- See also: Reading School District elections (2017)
Four of the nine seats on the Reading School District school board in Pennsylvania were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. A partisan primary election was held on May 16, 2017.
Board incumbent Robin Jacobson and newcomers Noahleen Betts and Ann Sheehan cross-filed to run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Incumbent Eddie Moran and newcomer Patricia Wright filed to run in the primary as Democrats. All candidates moved on to the general election. In the general election, Sheehan, Jacobson, Moran, and Wright won election, defeating Betts.[2][3][4]
These candidates could have faced independent candidates in the general election. However, no independent candidate filed by the August 1, 2017, deadline to get on the ballot.[5]
General results
| Reading School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Ann Sheehan |
24.38% | 3,336 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Robin Jacobson Incumbent |
23.85% | 3,264 | |
| Democratic | Eddie Moran Incumbent |
19.99% | 2,736 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Wright |
19.91% | 2,725 | |
| Republican | Noahleen Betts | 11.79% | 1,614 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.07% | 9 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,684 | |||
| Source: Berks County, "2017 Municipal General Election - Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed November 8, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
Primary results
| Reading School District, At-Large Democratic Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ann Sheehan |
22.35% | 1,584 | |
| Democratic | Eddie Moran Incumbent |
21.50% | 1,524 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Wright |
20.62% | 1,461 | |
| Democratic | Robin Jacobson Incumbent |
19.15% | 1,357 | |
| Democratic | Noahleen Betts | 16.26% | 1,152 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.13% | 9 | ||
| Total Votes | 7,087 | |||
| Source: Berks County, "Election Results," accessed June 21, 2017 | ||||
Funding
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in Pennsylvania[6] | |
|---|---|
| Date | Deadline |
| May 5, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Primary report due |
| June 15, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Primary report due |
| October 27, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Election report due |
| December 7, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Election report due |
School board candidates in Pennsylvania were required to report their campaign finance activity. Those who spent or received more than $250 in a reporting period had to file full reports. Those below the threshold had to file forms to declare they were exempt from reporting. Candidates could have, but were not required to, form committees to handle campaign finance transactions. They were not required to have separate bank accounts for campaign purposes.[7]
The table to the left details the four campaign finance deadlines in 2017.[6]
2013
- See also: Reading School District elections (2013)
Moran ran against Robin Costenbader-Jacobson, Abraham J. Cepeda, Manuel Guzman, Yvonne L. Stroman, and Brian Twyman.
Results
| Reading School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Eddie Moran |
19.8% | 2,916 | |
| Democrat | Manuel Guzman |
18.7% | 2,754 | |
| Democrat | Yvonne L. Stroman Incumbent |
17.7% | 2,605 | |
| Democrat | Robin Costenbader-Jacobson |
17.1% | 2,516 | |
| Republican | Brian Twyman | 10.4% | 1,539 | |
| Republican | Robin Costenbader-Jacobson | 8.4% | 1,236 | |
| Republican | Abraham J. Cepeda | 7.9% | 1,167 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.1% | 17 | |
| Total Votes | 14,750 | |||
| Source: Government of Berks County, Pennsylvania, "Rdg. School Board 4 Year," accessed December 16, 2013 | ||||
| Reading School District Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Robin Costenbader-Jacobson |
41.7% | 561 | |
| Republican | Brian Twyman |
29.6% | 399 | |
| Republican | Abraham J. Cepeda |
27.8% | 374 | |
| Republican | Write-in | 0.9% | 12 | |
| Total Votes | 1,346 | |||
| Source: Berks County Election Results, "2013 Primary Results," accessed October 7, 2013 | ||||
| Reading School District Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Robin Costenbader-Jacobson |
19.1% | 1,545 | |
| Democrat | Manuel Guzman |
18% | 1,456 | |
| Democrat | Eddie Moran |
17.8% | 1,439 | |
| Democrat | Yvonne L. Stroman |
15.6% | 1,264 | |
| Democrat | Brian Twyman | 15.4% | 1,251 | |
| Democrat | Abraham J. Cepeda | 14% | 1,137 | |
| Democrat | Write-in | 0.1% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 8,101 | |||
| Source: Berks County Election Results, "2013 Primary Results," accessed October 7, 2013 | ||||
Campaign finance
Moran reported no contributions or expenditures to Berks County Election Services in this election.[8]
Endorsements
Moran did not receive any endorsements for his campaign in this election.
See also
- Reading School District, Pennsylvania
- Reading School District elections (2017)
- Reading School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tomorrow's Future Now, "About Eddie," accessed October 8, 2013
- ↑ Berks County, "Official School District Candidates," accessed March 13, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, "Election Results," accessed May 16, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, "2017 Municipal General Election - Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, "2017 Official Candidates," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed April 19, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Reporting Law," accessed January 15, 2014
- ↑ Berks County Election Services, "Campaign Finance Information," accessed December 18, 2013
| Reading School District elections in 2017 | |
| Berks County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary: May 16, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Robin Jacobson (D)(R) • Incumbent, Eddie Moran (D) • Ann Sheehan (D)(R) • Noahleen Betts (D)(R) • Patricia Wright (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
