Gina Verdibello
Gina Verdibello was an at-large member of the Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. Verdibello assumed office in 2019. Verdibello left office on January 5, 2024.
Verdibello ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. Verdibello lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
At the time of the 2016 election, Verdibello resided in Jersey City. Verdibello briefly attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1994 before earning her bachelor's degree in art history from Rutgers University. She began her career as a development assistant at the Folk Art Museum from 2000, until she left to serve as a grant administrator with the Picower Foundation from 2002 to 2006. She has also worked as a realtor.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Jersey City Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2023)
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 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alpa B. Patel (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 6,314 | |
| ✔ | George Blount (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 6,160 | |
| ✔ |  | Dejon Morris (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 5,698 |
 | Lorenzo Richardson (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 5,395 | |
 | Gina Verdibello (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 5,123 | |
| Monique Andrews (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 4,810 | ||
| Sumit Salia (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 4,360 | ||
| Renes Cruz (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 2,622 | ||
| Janette Scafidi (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 1,732 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 521 | ||
| Total votes: 42,735 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andres Berrio (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Verdibello in this election.
2020
See also: Jersey City Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2020)
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 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lorenzo Richardson (Nonpartisan) | 21.2 | 39,147 |
| ✔ | | Gina Verdibello (Nonpartisan) | 20.2 | 37,210 |
| ✔ | LeKendrick Shaw (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 33,960 | |
| Asheenia Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 26,790 | ||
| Sonia Cintron (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 25,244 | ||
| Karen Poliski (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 22,030 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 188 | ||
| Total votes: 184,569 | |||
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2019
See also: Jersey City Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2019)
General election
Special general election for Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Gina Verdibello and incumbent LeKendrick Shaw defeated Anthony Sharperson, David Czehut, and Sonia Cintron in the special general election for Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gina Verdibello (Nonpartisan) | 31.4 | 11,615 |
| ✔ | LeKendrick Shaw (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 9,041 | |
| Anthony Sharperson (Nonpartisan) | 16.7 | 6,169 | ||
| David Czehut (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 5,321 | ||
| Sonia Cintron (Nonpartisan) | 12.9 | 4,768 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 36,974 | |||
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2016
Three of the nine seats on the Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. No incumbents filed for re-election. Ten candidates filed in the race, including former candidate Gina Verdibello and former board member Angel Valentin. They faced eight newcomers: Asmaa Abdalla, Mussab Ali, Luis Fernandez, Kimberly Goycochea, Natalia Ioffe, Mark Rowan, Sudhan Thomas, and Matthew Schapiro. Valentin, Fernandez, and Thomas won in the general election. Three candidates filed in the race but withdrew their candidacy and did not appear on the ballot: Dominique Lee, DeJon Morris, and Jose Vasquez.[2][3]
Results
| Jersey City Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Angel Valentin |
15.96% | 16,308 |
| Sudhan Thomas |
15.69% | 16,033 |
| Luis Fernandez |
13.24% | 13,534 |
| Gina Verdibello | 12.54% | 12,815 |
| Matthew Schapiro | 12.34% | 12,615 |
| Asmaa Abdalla | 11.01% | 11,252 |
| Mussab Ali | 6.15% | 6,290 |
| Natalia Ioffe | 5.27% | 5,389 |
| Mark Rowan | 4.14% | 4,231 |
| Kimberly Goycochea | 3.66% | 3,736 |
| Total Votes | 102,203 | |
| Source: NJ.com, "Hudson County real-time election results 2016," November 8, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Endorsements
Verdibello was endorsed in the election by Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop (D), the Jersey City Police and Firefighter Department unions, and the Jersey City Education Association (JCEA).[4]
2015
Opposition
Three of the nine seats on the Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The election was held at large.[5] The seats of incumbents Marilyn Roman, Vidya Gangadin and Sangeeta Ranade were on the ballot.[6]
Ranade did not file to run for re-election, guaranteeing at least one new member would join the board. Roman and Gangadin won re-election, while John Reichart joined the board. They defeated challenger Gina Verdibello.[7][8] Gangadin, Roman and Reichart ran together as a slate called "Education Matters."[9]
Results
| Jersey City Board of Education, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Marilyn Roman Incumbent |
27.3% | 6,728 |
| John Reichart |
25.7% | 6,356 |
| Vidya Gangadin Incumbent |
25.6% | 6,324 |
| Gina Verdibello | 21.4% | 5,277 |
| Total Votes | 24,685 | |
| Source: Office of the Hudson County Clerk, "General Election Official Results," accessed November 23, 2015 | ||
Funding
Verdibello reported $1,450.00 in contributions but no expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, which left her campaign with $1,450.00 on hand in the election.[10]
The first campaign finance reporting deadline was October 5, 2015. Candidates had to file another report on October 23, 2015, and the last report was due on November 23, 2015.[11]
Endorsements
Verdibello was endorsed in the election by Jersey City Board of Education member Lorenzo Richardson.[12]
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.[13] 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
Verdibello ran as part of The Children First Team. The committee reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission in the election.[14]
Endorsements
Verdibello received no official endorsements in the election.
2013
Verdibello and ten other candidates challenged incumbent Gerald Lyons for one of three at-large seats with three-year terms in the general election on November 5, 2013. Verdibello was a member of the "Children First" slate of candidates, which included Lyons and Lorenzo Richardson 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.[15]
Results
| Jersey City Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 44 | |
| Total Votes | 44,406 | |||
| Source: Hudson County Clerk, "Official Election Results," November 14, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Verdibello reported $9,200.00 in contributions and $9,644.31 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Office, which left her campaign with $444.31 in debt at the close of the election.[16]
Endorsements
Verdibello did not receive any official endorsements in the election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gina Verdibello did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Gina Verdibello did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Gina Verdibello did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Verdibello posted the following videos on her campaign website:
Hudson County View, "JCBOE candidate Gina Verdibello talks facilities, union contracts, charter schools," September 22, 2014 |
Verdibello speaking at the September 18, 2014, board meeting. |
Verdibello speaking at the April 24, 2014, board meeting. |
Verdibello speaking at the March 20, 2014, board meeting. |
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Gina Verdibello," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Phone conversation with district business administration office," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Hudson County View, "Newark BRICK Academy Schools CEO withdraws from Jersey City BOE race," September 7, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey, "Jersey City teachers union endorses three in November school board race," August 22, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2015 General Election Timeline," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ Hudson County, New Jersey, "2012 School Board Election," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Office of the Hudson County Clerk, "Election Results," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidatelist - ↑ Education Matters, "Home," accessed October 20, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report: Verdibello, Gina," accessed November 24, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "2015 Reporting Dates," accessed July 21, 2015
- ↑ Hudson County View, "JCEA endorses Reichart, Gangadin and Roman for Nov. 3 Jersey City BOE race," September 25, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
