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Isaac Cheng
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Isaac Cheng is the Plainsboro Township representative on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District school board in New Jersey. First elected in 2014, Cheng won a new term in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Cheng's professional experience includes working as a management consultant. He earned both his master's degree in international relations and his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Chicago.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of the nine seats on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District school board in New Jersey were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. For the Plainsboro Township seat, board member Isaac Cheng filed for re-election and defeated former candidate Russel Melville and newcomer Peter Syrek. For the two seats in the West Windsor Township, board member Dana Krug and newcomer Martin Whitfield defeated former candidate Rakesh Kak and newcomers Veronica Mehno and Yanping "Helen" Ming.[2]
Results
| West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, Plainsboro Township General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Isaac Cheng Incumbent |
55.73% | 1,677 |
| Peter Syrek | 32.60% | 981 |
| Russel Melville | 11.67% | 351 |
| Total Votes | 3,009 | |
| Source: Middlesex County, New Jersey, "Historical Election Results: November 2017," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Cheng did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 24, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[3]
2014
Four seats were up for election in 2014, and two races were contested. West Windsor incumbents Richard Kaye and Dana Krug faced each other and Yingchao Zhang in their bids for re-election.[4]
Plainsboro incumbent Rachelle Feldman Hurwitz faced newcomer Isaac Cheng for the three-year Plainsboro term.[4]
Rachel Juliana, also a Plainsboro incumbent, won a one-year unexpired term unopposed. Juliana was appointed to the board in January following the death of board member Yibao Xu in November 2013.[4][5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Isaac Cheng |
60.3% | 1,568 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rachelle Feldman Hurwitz Incumbent | 39.5% | 1,026 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 2,599 | |||
| Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Claudia Jackson, Middlesex County Clerk's Office," February 27, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Cheng reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission in this election.[6]
Endorsements
Cheng did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Recent news
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See also
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, New Jersey
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District elections (2017)
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, "Isaac Cheng," accessed September 25, 2017
- ↑ West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, "Board of Education Election," accessed August 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 24, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidates - ↑ NJ.com, "West Windsor-Plainsboro school board fills deceased member's seat," January 9, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 17, 2014
| West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District elections in 2017 | |
| Mercer and Middlesex Counties | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Plainsboro Township: Incumbent, Isaac Cheng • Russel Melville • Peter Syrek West Windsor Township: Incumbent, Dana Krug • Rakesh Kak • Veronica Mehno • Yanping "Helen" Ming • Martin Whitfield |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
