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Janet Siddiqui
Janet Siddiqui is a former at-large representative on the Howard County Public Schools Board of Education in Maryland. She was first appointed to the board in 2007. Siddiqui sought another term in the primary election on April 26, 2016. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Biography
Siddiqui earned her bachelor's degree in biology from SUNY-Buffalo. She later completed her M.D. at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Siddiqui is a pediatrician who works as the office medical director for Johns Hopkins Community Physicians. She and her husband have three children.[2]
Elections
2016
A dispute over the Howard County Board of Education's decision to renew the contract of Superintendent Renee Foose in February 2016 defined the race for three out of seven board seats. All three seats up for election in 2016 were held by board members who approved a four-year contract for Foose. The superintendent faced scrutiny from local groups and state officials over a perceived lack of transparency into district decisions. A swing of all three seats from incumbents to challengers interested in reforming board policies created a majority that does not favor Foose's proposals.
The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on April 26, 2016, with the top six vote recipients advancing to the general election. Incumbents Ann DeLacy, Ellen Flynn Giles, and Janet Siddiqui filed for re-election. They faced challengers Corey Andrews, Marcelino Bedolla, Kirsten Coombs, Vicky Cutroneo, Christina Delmont-Small, Mavis Ellis, Robert Wayne Miller, and Pravin Ponnuri in the primary. Siddiqui, Coombs, Cutroneo, Delmont-Small, Ellis, and Miller ran in the general election. The primary resulted in losses for DeLacy and Giles, opening board seats taken by opponents of Superintendent Foose in November 2016. Coombs, Delmont-Small, and Ellis won election with Siddiqui finishing in fourth place.[1]
Results
| Howard County Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-Year Terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kirsten Coombs |
23.56% | 81,482 |
| Christina Delmont-Small |
19.51% | 67,466 |
| Mavis Ellis |
16.87% | 58,341 |
| Janet Siddiqui Incumbent | 15.55% | 53,762 |
| Vicky Cutroneo | 12.71% | 43,935 |
| Robert Wayne Miller | 11.71% | 40,484 |
| Write-in votes | 0.09% | 311 |
| Total Votes | 345,781 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential General Election Results," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Howard County Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 4-Year Terms, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kirsten Coombs |
17.59% | 34,200 |
| Christina Delmont-Small |
15.25% | 29,654 |
| Mavis Ellis |
12.64% | 24,571 |
| Janet Siddiqui Incumbent |
12.12% | 23,564 |
| Vicky Cutroneo |
8.85% | 17,200 |
| Robert Wayne Miller |
7.16% | 13,916 |
| Corey Andrews | 6.73% | 13,087 |
| Ann DeLacy Incumbent | 6.25% | 12,158 |
| Ellen Flynn Giles Incumbent | 5.84% | 11,355 |
| Pravin Ponnuri | 4.71% | 9,157 |
| Marcelino Bedolla | 2.85% | 5,548 |
| Total Votes | 194,410 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Howard County," accessed April 26, 2016 | ||
Funding
Candidates for public office in Maryland had until March 22, 2016, to submit their first contributions and expenditures report of the primary campaign. The final campaign finance deadline of the 2016 campaign was November 22, 2016.[3] State law allows candidates to file Affidavits of Limited Contributions and Expenditures (ALCE) if their campaigns did not accept $1,000 in contributions or spend $1,000 in a particular reporting period.[4]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $3,373.05 and spent a total of $2,929.28 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[5]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Siddiqui (incumbent) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4,709.75 |
| Kirsten Coombs | $795.00 | $1,678.02 | $2,476.29 |
| Vicky Cutroneo | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Christina Delmont-Small | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,220.40 |
| Mavis Ellis | $1,043.05 | $0.00 | $3,012.80 |
| Robert Wayne Miller | $1,535.00 | $1,251.26 | $983.39 |
March 22 filing
Candidates received a total of $27,928.38 and spent a total of $29,236.32 as of April 19, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[6]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann DeLacy (incumbent) | $3,175.00 | $931.78 | $2,763.17 |
| Ellen Flynn Giles (incumbent) | $0.00 | $1,602.90 | $10,142.87 |
| Janet Siddiqui (incumbent) | $0.00 | $6,490.68 | $4,134.75 |
| Corey Andrews | $1,368.38 | $1,249.57 | $118.81 |
| Marcelino Bedolla | ALCE | ALCE | ALCE |
| Kirsten Coombs | $2,745.00 | $5,371.89 | $2,585.33 |
| Vicky Cutroneo | $11,350.00 | $7,000.00 | $4,350.00 |
| Christina Delmont-Small | $6,975.00 | $0.00 | $6,975.00 |
| Mavis Ellis | $715.00 | $1,710.25 | $989.75 |
| Robert Wayne Miller | $1,130.00 | $568.13 | $658.97 |
| Pravin Ponnuri | $470.00 | $4,311.12 | $617.21 |
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Janet Siddiqui Incumbent |
22.1% | 68,400 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ann DeLacy |
16.7% | 51,661 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ellen Flynn Giles Incumbent |
16.4% | 50,908 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bob Ballinger | 15.3% | 47,350 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Gertler | 14.9% | 46,256 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jackie Scott | 14.3% | 44,177 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 1,221 | |
| Total Votes | 309,973 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2012 Presidential General Election Results," November 28, 2012 | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
Siddiqui's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:
| “ |
EDUCATION
HEALTH FUTURE |
” |
| —Janet Siddiqui (2016), [8] | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Howard County 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," February 10, 2016
- ↑ Janet Siddiqui, "Home," accessed April 14, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedule," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "EAffidavit Filing," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Janet Siddiqui, "Issues," accessed April 14, 2016
| 2016 Howard County Public Schools Elections | |
| Howard County, Maryland | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Ann DeLacy • Incumbent, Ellen Flynn Giles • Incumbent, Janet Siddiqui • Corey Andrews • Marcelino Bedolla • Kirsten Coombs • Vicky Cutroneo • Christina Delmont-Small • Mavis Ellis • Robert Wayne Miller • Pravin Ponnuri |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
