Fannia Santana
Fannia Santana was a candidate for at-large representative on the Paterson Public Schools school board in New Jersey. Santana was defeated in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
As of the 2017 school board election, Santana was pursuing her master's degree in public administration from Rutgers University. She received her bachelor's degree in political science from Montclair State University and graduated from Eastside High School. Santana was born in the Dominican Republic and emigrated to the United States when she was 15 years old.[1]
Elections
2017
- See also: Paterson Public Schools elections (2017)
Three of the nine seats on the Paterson Public Schools school board in New Jersey were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Jonathan Hodges was re-elected and was joined on the board by Joel Ramirez and former board member Kenneth Simmons. A total of nine candidates originally filed in the race, including incumbent Chrystal Cleaves, Sebastian Mejia, Joyed Rohim, Fannia Santana, Andres Scott, and Juan Kivelier Sosa. Sosa withdrew prior to the election and did not appear on the ballot.[2] Lilisa Mimms, the third board member whose term ended, did not file for re-election.[3]
Results
| Paterson Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kenneth Simmons |
19.03% | 4,843 |
| Joel Ramirez |
18.07% | 4,597 |
| Jonathan Hodges Incumbent |
17.82% | 4,534 |
| Chrystal Cleaves Incumbent | 15.08% | 3,836 |
| Fannia Santana | 11.26% | 2,866 |
| Joyed Rohim | 9.08% | 2,311 |
| Sebastian Mejia | 5.55% | 1,411 |
| Andres Scott | 3.99% | 1,014 |
| Write-in votes | 0.13% | 32 |
| Total Votes (100) | 25,444 | |
| Source: Passaic County New Jersey, "November 7, 2017 Summary Report Passaic County," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Santana reported $9,891.00 in contributions and $4,480.00 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 23, 2017.[4]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Paterson Public Schools
- Fannia Santana 2017 campaign website
- Fannia Santana 2017 Facebook campaign page
Footnotes
- ↑ Fannia Santana 2017 campaign website, "Welcom," accessed September 21, 2017
- ↑ NorthJersey.com, "Nine candidates running for three Paterson school seats," August 1, 2017
- ↑ Passaic County New Jersey, "November 7, 2017 Summary Report Passaic County," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 23, 2017
| Paterson Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Jonathan Hodges • Incumbent, Chrystal Cleaves • Sebastian Mejia • Joel Ramirez • Joyed Rohim • Fannia Santana • Andres Scott • Kenneth Simmons • Juan Kivelier Sosa |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
