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Geoff Alswanger
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Geoff Alswanger was a Democratic at-large member on the Stamford Board of Education. He was first elected to the board in 2010 and won re-election to the board in 2013. Alswanger won re-election again to a one-year term in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Alswanger earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988. He spent five years on the board of directors for XLerant, Inc. and a decade as chief financial officer of FitLinxx. Alswanger started working as the director of Long Ridge Camp in 2007.[1]
Elections
2016
- See also: Stamford Public Schools elections (2016)
Four of the nine seats on the Stamford Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Three of the seats came with three-year terms, while one seat came with a one-year term. Incumbent Jennienne Burke, along with Antoine Savage (D) and Nicola Tarzia (R), won the three seats with the three-year terms. Eumir Antonio Abela (G) finished fourth in the race for three seats. Incumbent Geoff Alswanger (D) ran unopposed and won the seat with a one-year term. Incumbent Angelica Gorrio (D) originally filed to run for re-election to her seat but withdrew from the race before the election.[2]
Results
| Stamford Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 1-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Geoff Alswanger Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 33,355 | |
| Total Votes | 33,355 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Center," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||||
2013
- See also: Stamford Public Schools elections (2013)
Alswanger won re-election to the board against five other candidates for three available seats on November 5, 2013.
| Stamford Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Geoff Alswanger Incumbent |
22.5% | 11,311 | |
| Democratic | Richard Lyons II Incumbent |
20.9% | 10,500 | |
| Republican | John Leydon Jr. Incumbent |
19.7% | 9,906 | |
| Democratic | Dolores Burgess | 18.4% | 9,238 | |
| Democratic | Nicola Tarzia | 16.5% | 8,314 | |
| Green | Richard Duffee | 2% | 994 | |
| Total Votes | 50,263 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Municipal Elections - November 5, 2013," accessed December 17, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Geoff Alswanger has not reported any contributions or expenditures to the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission.
Endorsements
Alswanger received the endorsement of The Stamford Advocate on October 31, 2013.[3]
Past elections
2010
Alswanger first won election to the board in 2010 by placing first out of eight candidates for three available seats.
| Stamford Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Geoff Alswanger |
19% | 16,910 | |
| Democratic | Richard Lyons II |
17.5% | 15,592 | |
| Democratic | Robert King | 16.1% | 14,330 | |
| Republican | John Leydon Jr. |
15.3% | 13,639 | |
| Democratic | Carmine Limone | 14.5% | 12,881 | |
| Republican | Michel Bayonne | 11.3% | 10,071 | |
| Independent | Angela Lorenti | 4.1% | 3,649 | |
| Green | Megan Cassano | 2.3% | 2,022 | |
| Total Votes | 89,094 | |||
| Source: Stamford Advocate | ||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Geoff Alswanger," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Phone conversation with Stamford Town Clerk Donna Loglisci," September 6, 2016
- ↑ Stamford Advocate, "Leydon, Lyons and Alswanger for school board," October 31, 2013
| 2016 Stamford Public Schools Elections | |
| Fairfield County, Connecticut | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Three-year term: Eumir Antonio Abela (G) • Incumbent, Jennienne Burke (D) • Incumbent, Angelica Gorrio (D) • Antoine Savage (D) • Nicola Tarzia (R) One-year term: Incumbent, Geoff Alswanger (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
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