Gerald Lyons
Gerald Lyons was an at-large member of the Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. Lyons assumed office on August 30, 2018. Lyons left office on January 5, 2023.
Lyons ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. Lyons won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Lyons was appointed to the board on August 30, 2018.[1] He was part of the Education Matters slate of candidates.
Lyons served on the board from 2014 to 2017, when he lost a re-election campaign. He also served on the board from 2012, when he was appointed, until he lost a re-election bid on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Lyons' professional experience includes serving as the supervisor of instruction at the Hudson County Schools of Technology.[2] Lyons earned an associate degree from Hudson County Community College, a B.A. from Thomas Edison State College, and a master's degree in educational technology from New Jersey City University.[3]
Elections
2019
See also: Jersey City Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gerald Lyons (Nonpartisan) | 16.8 | 11,150 |
| ✔ | Noemi Velazquez (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 9,813 | |
| ✔ | Alexander Hamilton (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 9,805 | |
| Tara Stafford (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 8,640 | ||
| Darwin Ona (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 8,331 | ||
 | Sudhan Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 12.5 | 8,245 | |
| Asheenia Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 8,005 | ||
Neisha Louhar (Nonpartisan)  | 3.2 | 2,088 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 120 | ||
| Total votes: 66,197 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Reginald Jones (Nonpartisan)
2017
In the first election following the return of local control to the district, four of the nine seats on the Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education 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 after former board member John Reichart resigned from the board.
Board members Amy DeGise and Lorenzo Richardson won additional three-year terms on the board and were joined in their victory by Matthew Schapiro. They defeated incumbent Gerald Lyons and challenger Yousef Saleh. Mussab Ali took the one-year term, defeating David Miranda.[4]
Results
| Jersey City Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Amy DeGise Incumbent |
31.65% | 19,125 |
| Matthew Schapiro |
18.89% | 11,419 |
| Lorenzo Richardson Incumbent |
18.49% | 11,173 |
| Yousef Saleh | 15.61% | 9,433 |
| Gerald Lyons Incumbent | 15.25% | 9,216 |
| Write-in votes | 0.12% | 70 |
| Total Votes | 60,436 | |
| Source: Hudson County Clerk's Office, "General Election 2017," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Lyons did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 23, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[5]
Endorsements
Lyons received an official endorsement from the Jersey City Education Association.[6]
2014
Three seats on the Jersey City Board of Education were up for election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Carol Harrison-Arnold and Bertram C. Okpokwasili sought re-election. Harrison-Arnold and Okpokwasili were joined on the ballot by former school board member Gerald Lyons and 2013 candidates Lorenzo Richardson and Gina Verdibello. Newcomer candidates included Dominique D. Lee, Monica Kress, Michael Reilly, and Joel Torres.[7] Harrison-Arnold, Okpokwasili, and Kress ran as a slate under the committee called Parents for Excellence, while Richardson, Verdibello, and Lyons ran as a slate under the committee The Children First Team.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lorenzo Richardson |
22.1% | 12,472 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joel Torres |
19.2% | 10,854 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gerald Lyons |
16.9% | 9,568 | |
| Nonpartisan | Monica Kress | 11.3% | 6,383 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carol Harrison-Arnold Incumbent | 10.9% | 6,133 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bertram C. Okpokwasili Incumbent | 10.7% | 6,034 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gina Verdibello | 5.3% | 2,999 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Reilly | 3.5% | 1,988 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 88 | |
| Total Votes | 56,519 | |||
| Source: Hudson County Clerk, "General Election November 4, 2014, Official Results," November 17, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Lyons ran as part of The Children First Team. The committee reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 15, 2014.[8]
Endorsements
Lyons was endorsed by the Jersey City Education Association and its president, Ron Greco.[9]
2013
Lyons was the only incumbent competing for one of three at-large seats with three-year terms in the general election on November 5, 2013. He faced a total of 11 challengers for the seats. Lyons was a member of the Children First slate of candidates, which included Lorenzo Richardson and Gina Verdibello for the three-year term seats and Angel Valentin for the one-year term seat. A separate slate of candidates endorsed by Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop campaigned under the name Candidates for Excellence, which included Micheline Amy, Jessica Daye, and Ellen Simon for the three-year term seats and Carol Lester for the one-year term seat.[10]
Results
| Jersey City Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jessica Daye |
21.1% | 9,351 | |
| Nonpartisan | Micheline Amy |
17.7% | 7,879 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ellen Simon |
10.6% | 4,702 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lorenzo Richardson | 10.2% | 4,511 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gerald Lyons Incumbent | 8.9% | 3,950 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gina Verdibello | 7.6% | 3,383 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevaan G. Walton | 6.2% | 2,770 | |
| Nonpartisan | Denise Davis | 4.8% | 2,137 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dejon Morris | 4.3% | 1,914 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carol L. Gabriel | 2.7% | 1,214 | |
| Nonpartisan | Josephine Paige | 2.2% | 982 | |
| Nonpartisan | Susan Harbace | 2.2% | 961 | |
| Nonpartisan | Telissa E. Dowling | 1.4% | 608 | |
| Nonpartisan | Personal choice | 0.1% | 44 | |
| Total Votes | 44,406 | |||
| Source: Hudson County Clerk, "Official Election Results," November 14, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Lyons reported $16,910.00 in contributions and $16,466.00 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, which left his campaign with $444.00 on hand in the election.[11]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Lyons in the election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Marilyn Roman |
20.5% | 4,501 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vidya Gangadin |
19.2% | 4,220 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sangeeta Ranade |
17.1% | 3,762 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gerald M. Lyons | 13.5% | 2,968 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frank Lorenzo | 11.3% | 2,490 | |
| Nonpartisan | Amanda Khan | 10.8% | 2,370 | |
| Nonpartisan | DeJon Morris | 5.6% | 1,233 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jayson H. Burg | 1.9% | 415 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 20 | |
| Total Votes | 21,979 | |||
| Source: Hudson County, New Jersey, "2012 School Board Election," accessed October 28, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gerald Lyons did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NJ.com, "Former board member rejoins Jersey City BOE despite election defeat," August 31, 2018
- ↑ Gerald Lyons - Jersey City Board of Education, "Home," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Jersey City Independent, "Meet the School Board Candidates: Gerald Lyons and June Mulqueen," April 2, 2010
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Hilda Rosario, Hudson County Supervisor of Elections," August 7, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 23, 2017
- ↑ Jersey City Education Association, "Board of Education Endorsement," August 12, 2017
- ↑ Hudson County Clerk's Office, "Official Master List General Election School Board Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 15, 2014
- ↑ Hudson County View, "Jersey City Education Association endorses three for board of education," September 17, 2014
- ↑ The Jersey Journal, "Fans, critics of Jersey City schools chief to face off in school board race," October 30, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Standard Search," accessed December 20, 2013
| Jersey City Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Hudson County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | 3-year terms: Incumbent, Amy DeGise • Incumbent, Gerald Lyons • Incumbent, Lorenzo Richardson • Yousef Saleh • Matthew Schapiro 1-year term: Mussab Ali • David Miranda |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| 2014 Jersey City Public Schools Elections | |
| Hudson County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Carol Harrison-Arnold • Dominique D. Lee • Gerald Lyons • Monica Kress • Bertram C. Okpokwasili • Michael Reilly • Lorenzo Richardson • Joel Torres • Gina Verdibello |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
