Israel Varela (New Jersey)
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Israel Varela was an at-large member of the Perth Amboy Public Schools school board in New Jersey. He first won election to the board in 2010. Varela won re-election on November 5, 2013, against eight other candidates for three available seats. Varela lost his second bid for re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Varela is the owner of Unitech Autobody in Perth Amboy.[1] He is a board member of the Business Improvement District. Varela has been involved in the community as a karate instructor as well as a T-ball coach.[2]
Elections
2016
Three of the nine seats on the Perth Amboy Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Randy Convery, Junior Iglesia, and Tashi Vazquez won election to the three seats on the board by defeating incumbents Samuel Lebreault, Israel Varela, and Anthony Bermudez, as well as challengers Ruben Cruz and Hattie Harrell.[3]
Results
| Perth Amboy Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Junior Iglesia |
17.99% | 3,611 |
| Tashi Vazquez |
15.94% | 3,200 |
| Randy Convenry |
15.27% | 3,065 |
| Ruben Cruz | 12.19% | 2,446 |
| Anthony Bermudez Incumbent | 10.10% | 2,028 |
| Hattie Harrell | 10.01% | 2,010 |
| Israel Varela Incumbent | 9.73% | 1,954 |
| Samuel Lebreault Incumbent | 8.76% | 1,759 |
| Total Votes | 20,073 | |
| Source: Middlesex County, New Jersey, "Historical Election Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Varela reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission in the election.[4]
2013
Varela sought re-election to the board against eight other candidates in the November 5, 2013 general election. He ran with challengers Anthony Bermudez and Samuel Lebreault as part of the Together for Quality Schools slate.[5]
Results
| Perth Amboy Board of Education, At-large General election, 3-year term, 2013, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Israel Varela Incumbent |
17.1% | 1,741 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anthony Bermudez |
16.4% | 1,666 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Lebreault |
15.3% | 1,559 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Carvajal Incumbent | 11.4% | 1,161 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anton J. Massopust Incumbent | 10.7% | 1,090 | |
| Nonpartisan | Reyes Ortega | 10.4% | 1,061 | |
| Nonpartisan | Benjamin L. Salerno | 10.1% | 1,026 | |
| Nonpartisan | Junior Iglesia | 4.6% | 472 | |
| Nonpartisan | Damaris Isales | 3.9% | 392 | |
| Total Votes | 10,168 | |||
| Source: Middlesex County, "Election Results," November 12, 2013</ref> | ||||
Funding
Varela reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[6]
Endorsements
Varela did not receive any endorsements in this election.
2010
Varela won election to the board along with Mark Carvajal and Kurt Rebovich, Jr. on April 20, 2010.
| Perth Amboy Board of Education, April 20, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Carvajal |
38.2% | 841 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kurt Rebovich, Jr. |
32.5% | 717 | |
| Nonpartisan | Israel Varela |
29.3% | 646 | |
| Total Votes | 2,204 | |||
| Source: City of Perth Amboy | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- New Jersey
- Perth Amboy Public Schools, New Jersey
- Perth Amboy Public Schools elections (2013)
- Perth Amboy Public Schools elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Manta, "Unitech Autobody," accessed October 21, 2013
- ↑ Facebook, "Together for Quality Schools," accessed October 21, 2013
- ↑ New Brunswick Today, "Perth Amboy’s Elusive BOE Election Back on For November 8," August 21, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ MyCentralJersey.com, "Two Perth Amboy BOE candidates sever campaign ties," October 8, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Standard Search," accessed December 27, 2013
| 2016 Perth Amboy Public Schools Elections | |
| Middlesex County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Samuel Lebreault • Incumbent, Israel Varela • Anthony Bermudez • Randy Convery • Ruben Cruz • Hattie Harrell • Junior Iglesia • Tashi Vazquez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
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| 2016 Edison Township Public Schools Elections | |
| Middlesex County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Theresa Ward • William Araujo • Richard Brescher • Nilesh Dasondi • Xiaohan Peng |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
