Elizabeth Van Twuyver
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Elizabeth Van Twuyver is an at-large representative on the Nashua Board of Education. Van Twuyver won re-election in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Van Twuyver was first elected to the board in 2011. She is affiliated with the Republican Party, but the board and board elections are officially nonpartisan.
Van Twuyver previously ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for the Hillsborough District 62 seat of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2002 and for the Hillsborough District 31 seat of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Biography
Elizabeth Van Twuyver is a resident of Nashua, New Hampshire. Van Twuyver earned a B.S. in computer science from Florida Atlantic University. She spent 40 years as a computer software designer, course developer and technical writer before she retired.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Nashua School District elections (2015)
The election in Nashua featured five of the nine seats on the board up for general election on November 3, 2015.[2] Incumbents Robert Hallowell, William Mosher and Elizabeth Van Twuyver, along with newcomers Howard Coffman and Doris Hohensee, officially ran unopposed and won the five at-large seats.
After the filing deadline, the following residents announced their intention to run write-in campaigns as a slate for the Nashua Board of Education: Ray Guarino, Donald Jean, Gwen Mikailov, Allison Nutting and Atlant Schmidt.[3] According to the New Hampshire Union Leader, the write-in candidates began their campaign due to a school board decision "to privatize the school district's custodial work in an effort to save money." This decision received significant criticism from the Nashua Labor Coalition, which endorsed the write-in slate.[4]
Fellow incumbents Steven Haas and Kimberly Smith Muise did not file for re-election. Nashua's 2009 and 2011 races also featured all unopposed candidates, although the 2013 election was contested.
Results
| Nashua School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Doris Hohensee |
12.7% | 5,968 |
| Robert Hallowell Incumbent |
12.1% | 5,692 |
| William Mosher Incumbent |
12.0% | 5,633 |
| Elizabeth Van Twuyver Incumbent |
11.6% | 5,431 |
| Howard Coffman |
10.7% | 5,039 |
| Allison Nutting (write-in) | 8.6% | 4,030 |
| Ray Guarino (write-in) | 8.3% | 3,887 |
| Gwen Mikailov (write-in) | 8.1% | 3,795 |
| Atlant Schmidt (write-in) | 8.1% | 3,782 |
| Donald Jean (write-in) | 7.9% | 3,718 |
| Total Votes | 46,975 | |
| Source: Nashua Board of Aldermen, "Board of Aldermen - 11/10/2015," November 11, 2015 | ||
Funding
Van Twuyver reported no contributions or expenditures to the Nashua City Clerk during the election.[5]
Endorsements
Van Twuyver did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
2014
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Incumbent Pam Brown, incumbent David Cote and incumbent Mary Gorman were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Elizabeth Van Twuyver was unopposed in the Republican primary. Brown, Cote, Gorman, Van Twuyver, write-in candidate Alicen Hogan (R) and write-in candidate Austin Hogan (R) faced off in the general election.[6] Incumbents Brown, Cote and Gorman defeated Van Twuyver, Hogan and Hogan in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David Cote Incumbent |
21.9% | 949 | |
| Democratic | Mary Gorman Incumbent |
21.9% | 948 | |
| Democratic | Pam Brown Incumbent |
20.4% | 886 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Van Twuyver | 12.8% | 554 | |
| Republican | Austin Hogan | 11.5% | 498 | |
| Republican | Alicen Hogan | 11.5% | 497 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 4,337 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014 | ||||
2013
Van Twuyver ran for election in the special election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough District 31. The seat was vacant following Stacie Laughton's (D) resignation. Laughton, the state's first openly transgender lawmaker, resigned her seat after the media reported that she committed several felonies under the name of Barry Charles Laughton Jr.[8] Van Twuyver was defeated by Pam Brown (D) in the special election on February 19, 2013.
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 31, General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Pam Brown |
54.9% | 203 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Van Twuyver | 45.1% | 167 | |
| Total Votes | 370 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Special Election," accessed September 22, 2015 | ||||
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2012Van Twuyver ran for election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough District 31. Twuyver was unopposed in the primary election held on September 11, 2012. She was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9]
2011
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Campaign themes
2015
Van Twuyver published her goals for the 2015-2016 school year on her office website:
| “ | Her goals for her Nashua Board of Education term are to ensure students have a safe, exciting, and motivating learning environment and to encourage academic excellence throughout the District.[10] | ” |
| —Elizabeth Van Twuyver office website (2015)[11] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Nashua School District, New Hampshire
- Nashua School District elections (2015)
- New Hampshire House of Representatives
- New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 31
- New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2014
- New Hampshire General Court
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Elizabeth Van Twuyver's Biography," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ Nashua School District, "Membership," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ Nashua Telegraph, "Write-in challengers for Nashua BOE make debut," October 21, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Nashua school board write-in candidates gain labor coalition backing," October 23, 2015
- ↑ Nashua City Clerk, "Elections and Voter Registration," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Boston.com, "Special election requested to replace lawmaker," December 19, 2012
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Nashua School District, "Elizabeth Van Twuyver," accessed October 22, 2015
| 2015 Nashua School District Elections | |
| Hillsborough County, New Hampshire | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Robert Hallowell • Incumbent, William Mosher • Incumbent, Elizabeth Van Twuyver • Howard Coffman • Doris Hohensee |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
