Edison Township Public Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Edison Township Public Schools Elections
General Election date:
April 23, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
New Jersey
Edison Township Public Schools
Middlesex County, New Jersey ballot measures
Local ballot measures, New Jersey
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Three seats on the Edison Township Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election on April 23, 2014. Incumbent board members Jingwei Shi and Frank Heelan filed for re-election in a race against six challengers, while Board President Gene I. Maeroff decided not to run.[1] Shi, Heelan, and newcomer Shivi Prasad-Madhukar campaigned as a slate for the three at-large seats.[2] Chang-Hui Shen, Beth Moroney, and Kiel Thoms ran as the "Team E3" slate.[3] Incumbents Shi and Heelan won re-election. Beth Moroney won the third seat.[4]

About the district

See also: Edison Township Public Schools, New Jersey
Edison Township Public Schools is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Edison Township Public Schools is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The county seat of Middlesex County is New Brunswick. Middlesex County had a population of 823,041 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014.[5] Edison Township was the sixth-largest school district in New Jersey, serving 14,224 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[6]

Demographics

In 2012, Middlesex County had a higher percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree compared to the state overall. The United States Census Bureau reported that 39.8 percent of residents aged 25 and older in the county had earned a bachelor's degree, compared with 35.4 percent for New Jersey. The median household income in Middlesex County was $79,442, higher than the state median of $71,637. The poverty rate in the county was 8.0 percent, compared to 9.9 percent for New Jersey as a whole.[5]

Racial Demographics, 2012[5]
Race Middlesex County (%) New Jersey (%)
White 63.6 73.8
Black or African American 10.9 14.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6 0.6
Asian 22.9 9.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 1.9 1.9
Hispanic or Latino 19.1 18.5

2013 Party Affiliation, Middlesex County[7]
Party Registered Voters % of Total
Democratic 175,669 36.94
Republican 60,409 12.70
Libertarian 185 0.04
Green 117 0.03
Other 84 0.02
Unaffiliated 239,072 50.27

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Voter and candidate information

As of the 2014 election, the Edison Township Board of Education consisted of nine members elected to three-year terms at-large by the district as a whole. There was no primary election, and the general election was on April 23, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014.[8]

The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was March 4, 2014, and the deadline to amend a petition or withdraw was March 10, 2014.[9]

Elections

2014

Candidates

At-large

  • Jingwei Shi Green check mark transparent.png
    • Incumbent
    • Graduate, Shanghai University of Engineering Science and Rochester Institute of Technology
    • Performance management lead, Merck
  • Patrick Amaral
    • Graduate, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
    • Business owner
  • Kiel Thoms
    • Graduate, Essex County College and Bloomfield College
    • Call center supervisor, Xerox/ACS
  • Shivi Prasad-Madhukar
    • Graduate, New York University's Wagner School of Public Service
    • Policy analyst, Poverty Research Institute, Legal Services of New Jersey
  • Chang-Hui Shen
    • Graduate, National Chung-Hsing University and the University of Edinburgh
    • Associate professor, CUNY Graduate Center, CUNY Institute for Macromolecular Assemblies, and the College of Staten Island
  • Naseeruddin Mohammad
    • Graduate, Osmania University
    • Director of information technology strategy and architecture

Election results

Edison Township Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Moroney 18.1% 2,133
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Heelan Incumbent 17.7% 2,089
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJingwei Shi Incumbent 15% 1,768
     Nonpartisan Shivi Prasad-Madhukar 13.4% 1,581
     Nonpartisan Kiel Thoms 12.4% 1,466
     Nonpartisan Patrick Amaral 11.5% 1,353
     Nonpartisan Chang-Hui Shen 8% 945
     Nonpartisan Naseeruddin Mohammad 4% 473
Total Votes 11,808
Source: Edison Township Public Schools, "Public BOE Meeting - Reorganization Meeting," April 28, 2014

Campaign finance

No candidates filed campaign finance reports with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission during the election.[10]

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Edison Township Public Schools election in 2014:[9]

Deadline Event
March 4, 2014 Last day to file nominating petitions
March 10, 2014 Last day to withdraw or amend a nomination petition
March 13, 2014 Drawing of names for candidate positions on the ballot
March 26, 2014 Last day to file first campaign finance report
April 14, 2014 Last day to file second campaign finance report
April 23, 2014 Election day
May 13, 2014 Last day to file final campaign finance report

Additional elections on the ballot

This election shared the ballot only with a successful tax levy to raise $193,997,198 for Edison Township Public Schools for the 2014-2015 school year. This was a 2.0% increase from the 2013-2014 tax levy.[4][11]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Edison School Network TV, "Edison Board of Education - 2014 Election Ballot Position Name Drawing," accessed March 17, 2014
  2. ↑ Heelan, Shi & Prasad for Edison BOE, "About Us," accessed March 17, 2014
  3. ↑ Facebook, "E3 for Edison BOE," accessed April 18, 2014
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Alternative Press, "Board of Education Election Unofficial Results: Moroney, Heelan and Shi Top Three," April 24, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Middlesex County, New Jersey," accessed February 18, 2014
  6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
  7. ↑ State of New Jersey - Department of State, "Statewide Voter Registration Summary," September 24, 2013
  8. ↑ Edison Township Public Schools, "Meet the Board," accessed February 18, 2014
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Edison Township Public Schools, "Nominating Petition for Annual School Election," accessed February 18, 2014
  10. ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed April 22, 2014
  11. ↑ Edison Township Public Schools, "Edison Board of Education Adopted Budget - 2014-15," accessed April 24, 2014
2014 Edison Township Public Schools Elections
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Election date:April 23, 2014
Candidates:At-large: • Incumbent, Jingwei Shi • Incumbent, Frank Heelan • Patrick Amaral • Kiel Thoms • Beth Moroney • Shivi Prasad-Madhukar • Chang-Hui Shen • Naseeruddin Mohammad
Important information:Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot
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