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Frank Kasper
Frank Kasper was an at-large member of the Clifton Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. Kasper assumed office on January 9, 2018.
Kasper (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 27. Kasper did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 6, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Rosy Bagolie and Alixon Collazos-Gill defeated Irene DeVita and Michael Mecca Jr. in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rosy Bagolie (D) | 34.9 | 27,303 |
| ✔ |  | Alixon Collazos-Gill (D) | 34.8 | 27,245 |
 | Irene DeVita (R) | 15.2 | 11,916 | |
| Michael Mecca Jr. (R) | 15.0 | 11,732 | ||
| Total votes: 78,196 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John McKeon (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Incumbent John McKeon and Alixon Collazos-Gill defeated Eve Robinson and Craig Stanley in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John McKeon | 39.1 | 10,264 |
| ✔ | | Alixon Collazos-Gill | 36.6 | 9,624 |
| Eve Robinson | 18.3 | 4,801 | ||
| Craig Stanley | 6.1 | 1,595 | ||
| Total votes: 26,284 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Frank Kasper (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 (2 seats)
Jonathan Sym and Irene DeVita advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 27 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Sym (Write-in) | 53.5 | 212 | |
| ✔ | | Irene DeVita (Write-in) | 46.5 | 184 |
| Total votes: 396 | |||
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2017
- See also: Clifton Public Schools elections (2017)
Three of the nine seats on the Clifton Public Schools school board in New Jersey were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbents Judith A. Bassford and Lucy Danny and former candidate Frank Kasper defeated newcomer Andrew White to secure the three board seats.[1]
Results
| Clifton Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Judith A. Bassford Incumbent |
26.92% | 5,693 |
| Lucy Danny Incumbent |
26.65% | 5,636 |
| Frank Kasper |
24.96% | 5,278 |
| Andrew White | 20.94% | 4,427 |
| Write-in votes | 0.53% | 112 |
| Total Votes (100) | 21,146 | |
| Source: Passaic County New Jersey, "November 7, 2017 Summary Report Passaic County," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Kasper did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 17, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[2]
2016
- See also: Clifton Public Schools elections (2016)
Three of the nine seats on the Clifton Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Gary Passenti and Rosemary Pino, along with Fahim Abedrabbo, won election to the three seats by defeating Bimal Brahmbhatt, Frank Kasper, Allison Proszowski, Matthew Trella, and incumbent Michael Evans.[3]
Results
| Clifton Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Rosemary Pino Incumbent |
20.23% | 9,706 |
| Gary Passenti Incumbent |
15.18% | 7,280 |
| Fahim Abedrabbo |
15.06% | 7,222 |
| Matthew Trella | 13.24% | 6,352 |
| Allison Proszowski | 12.46% | 5,976 |
| Michael Evans Incumbent | 11.63% | 5,579 |
| Frank Kasper | 8.01% | 3,842 |
| Bimal Brahmbhatt | 4.00% | 1,920 |
| Write-in votes | 0.19% | 92 |
| Total Votes | 47,969 | |
| Source: Passaic County, "County Clerk-Election Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Kasper reported $1,582.00 in contributions but no expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, which left his campaign with $1,582.00 on hand in the election.[4]
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Frank Kasper did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Ballotpedia survey responses
Frank Kasper participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of school board candidates.[5] In response to the question "What do you hope to achieve if elected to the school board?" the candidate stated on September 18, 2017:
| “ | If elected, I would like to: 1) Provide school resource officers throughout the district so students and teachers feel safer, 2) I am committed to working with the finance committee to maintain fiscal responsibility, and 3) I would like to maintain the same standards of education by keeping everyone accountable from the top down.[6][7] | ” |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues based on how they should be prioritized by the school board, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. Each ranking could only be used once.
| Education policy |
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
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| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Improving relations with teachers | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Improving post-secondary readiness | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
| “ | As a special educator, I think improving the education for special needs students is important. I think we can help them by hiring special educators instead of having to bus them out of district. Sometimes boards of educations do not have great relationships with teachers, so I think working with them would be a positive for us.[7] | ” |
| —Frank W. Kasper (September 18, 2017) | ||
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer eight questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are highlighted in blue and followed by the candidate's responses. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions. The candidate was also provided space to elaborate on their answers to the multiple choice questions.
| Should new charter schools be approved in your district? (Not all school boards are empowered to approve charter schools. In those cases, the candidate was directed to answer the question as if the school board were able to do so.) |
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| No. I think new charter schools should not be opened. There are several schools that parents can already choose from. |
| Which statement best describes the ideal relationship between the state government and the school board? The state should always defer to school board decisions, defer to school board decisions in most cases, be involved in the district routinely or only intervene in severe cases of misconduct or mismanagement. |
| The state should only intervene in severe cases of misconduct or mismanagement. |
| Are standardized tests an accurate metric of student achievement? |
| No. Being a special educator, standardized testing does not properly show how much my students have learned. You cannot compare a student with special needs in 4th grade to a typically developing student in 4th grade. |
| How should the district handle underperforming teachers? Terminate their contract before any damage is done to students, offer additional training options, put them on a probationary period while they seek to improve or set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district? |
| Set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district. |
| Should teachers receive merit pay? |
| No. Teachers should be in education to better educate students and not for the pay check. |
| Should the state give money to private schools through a voucher system or scholarship program? |
| No. Voucher systems take away from funding for the public schools. |
| How should expulsion be used in the district? |
| It should only be used in extreme cases. If expulsion is necessary, the student should be placed in an alternative school that can handle their situation. |
| What's the most important factor for success in the classroom: student-teacher ratio, the curriculum, teachers, parent involvement or school administration? |
| Student-teacher ratio. With a low student-teacher ratio, a teacher has more 1-on-1 time with their students. |
Campaign page statement
Kasper's Facebook campaign page highlighted the following themes:
| “ | Hi! I’m Frank Kasper and I’m running for Clifton’s Board of Education. My family has been a part of Clifton’s history for over 75 years. As a teacher having graduated from Clifton’s schools and having worked at the Boys & Girls Club of Clifton for 12 years, I feel I’m uniquely aware of and prepared to address the needs and struggles of Clifton and its schools. I hope I can count on your vote this November 7th. Thank you![7] | ” |
| —Frank Kasper (2017)[8] | ||
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Passaic County New Jersey, "November 7, 2017 Summary Report Passaic County," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 17, 2017
- ↑ Passaic County, "List of Local School Board Elections for the General Election-November 8, 2016," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2017, "Frank Kasper's responses," September 18, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Frank Kasper 2017 Facebook campaign page, "About," accessed September 18, 2017
