Falguni Patel
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Falguni Patel was an at-large representative on the Edison Township Public Schools school board in New Jersey. Patel won a first term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Patel's professional experience includes working as an attorney. She earned her J.D. from Western New England College and her B.A. in political science and psychology from Rutgers University. She has been affiliated with the Massachusetts Bar Association and the South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey.[1]
Elections
2017
Four of the nine seats on the Edison Township Public Schools school board in New Jersey were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three seats were up for regular three-year terms and one seat was up for a one-year unexpired term. A total of 11 candidates filed for the seats.
Board members Beth Moroney and Jingwei Shi won new three-year terms on the board and were joined in their victory by Falguni Patel. They defeated Carol Bodofsky, Elizabeth Conway, Ruchika Juneja, Aqib Virani, Sunil Vuppula, and Maria Wise. Board member Paul Distefano defeated challenger William Araujo for the one-year term.[2]
Results
| Edison Township Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jingwei Shi Incumbent |
17.62% | 6,401 |
| Falguni Patel |
17.27% | 6,272 |
| Beth Moroney Incumbent |
16.80% | 6,100 |
| Elizabeth Conway | 14.11% | 5,124 |
| Carol Bodofsky | 13.90% | 5,050 |
| Maria Wise | 8.24% | 2,992 |
| Aqib Virani | 4.82% | 1,749 |
| Ruchika Juneja | 3.79% | 1,378 |
| Sunil Vuppula | 3.45% | 1,254 |
| Total Votes | 36,320 | |
| Source: Middlesex County, New Jersey, "Historical Election Results: November 2017," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Patel did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 17, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on October 31, 2017
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Cassandra Achille, Middlesex County Elections official," August 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 17, 2017
| Edison Township Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Middlesex County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large (3-year terms): Incumbent, Beth Moroney • Incumbent, Jingwei Shi • Carol Bodofsky • Elizabeth Conway • Ruchika Juneja • Falguni Patel • Aqib Virani • Sunil Vuppula • Maria Wise At-Large (1-year term): Incumbent, Paul Distefano • William Araujo |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
