Eric Stewart-Alicea
Eric Stewart-Alicea was a Working Families Party candidate for an at-large seat on the Bridgeport Board of Education. He lost election to the board against seven other candidates on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Stewart-Alicea earned an undergraduate degree in Finance from Post University in 2011. He worked as a limo driver and AT&T technician before his current position in sales with LegalShield. At the time of his candidacy, Stewart-Alicea served as a member of the Park City Youth & Athletics Association and president of the Parent Advisory Council at Classical Studies Academy. He has three children who were attending district schools.[1]
Elections
2013
Stewart-Alicea lost election to the board against seven other candidates for five available seats on November 5, 2013. He received the endorsement of the Working Families Party along with Andre Baker, Jr. and Sauda Baraka in August 2013.
Results
| Bridgeport Public Schools, General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dave Hennessey |
20.1% | 940 | |
| Democratic | Howard Gardner |
15.7% | 731 | |
| Republican | Joe Larcheveque |
15.1% | 706 | |
| Democratic | Andre Baker, Jr. |
15.3% | 714 | |
| Republican | Steve Best | 11.8% | 550 | |
| Republican | John Weldon | 10.3% | 482 | |
| Working Families | Eric Stewart-Alicea | 4.2% | 194 | |
| Working Families | Sauda Baraka Incumbent |
4% | 186 | |
| Working Families | Andre Baker, Jr. | 3.6% | 167 | |
| Total Votes | 4,670 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Municipal Elections - November 5, 2013," accessed December 16, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2013
Stewart-Alicea explained his reasons for running for a board seat on his campaign's Facebook page:[2]
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"Parents are the most important people in a community. I am a parent leader, and I am fighting for the parents. Recent events convinced me to throw my name into the hat to be considered for a seat on the Board of Education. The first event was an attempt to disenfranchise the citizens of Bridgeport by taking away their right to vote, and the other was the idea that corporate reformers were going to come and save us from ourselves by swooping in and over-testing our children. I came to the realization that NO BILLIONAIRE is going to come to Bridgeport and save us. I came to realize that it starts right here, with me, a concerned parent of my kids, all of them...all 21,000 of them that go to a Bridgeport Public School. I know that potential greatness walks the halls of our schools. It is time for us to support, encourage, and respect our students." |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
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