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Gary Passenti
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Gary Passenti is an at-large member of the Clifton Public Schools school board in New Jersey. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010 and re-elected on November 5, 2013. Passenti won re-election again in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Passenti resides in Clifton, New Jersey. Passenti graduated from Clifton High School and studied Criminal Justice at Kean College before he joined the Clifton Police Department as a police officer. He has served on the city's police force since 1997 and he currently holds the rank of police sergeant.[1]
Elections
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.[2]
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
Passenti reported $1,775.00 in contributions and $1,746.00 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, which left his campaign with $29.00 on hand in the election.[3]
2013
- See also: Clifton Public Schools elections (2013)
Passenti, Wayne Demikoff and Rosemary Pino defeated Laura De Benedetto to win three at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Clifton Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Passenti Incumbent |
27.8% | 6,032 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rosemary Pino |
27.6% | 5,974 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wayne Demikoff Incumbent |
22.2% | 4,806 | |
| Nonpartisan | Laura De Benedetto | 22% | 4,775 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 80 | |
| Total Votes | 21,667 | |||
| Source: Passaic County, New Jersey, "Summary Report," November 15, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Passenti reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[4]
Endorsements
Passenti did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
2010
| Clifton Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Wayne Demikoff |
26.6% | 3,086 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Passenti |
26.3% | 3,047 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Kowal |
24% | 2,783 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kim Renta Incumbent | 23.1% | 2,674 | |
| Total Votes | 11,590 | |||
| Source: Tony Gicas, The Record, "2010 School Elections: Clifton," April 20, 2010 | ||||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Terence McGinley, Clifton Journal, "Four vie for three Clifton school board seats," October 25, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Standard Search," accessed December 20, 2013
| 2016 Clifton Public Schools Elections | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Michael Evans • Incumbent, Gary Passenti • Incumbent, Rosemary Pino • Fahim Abedrabbo • Bimal Brahmbhatt • Frank Kasper • Allison Proszowski • Matthew Trella |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
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