Jason Van Stone
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Jason Van Stone is an at-large representative on the Waterbury Board of Education in Connecticut. Van sought another term in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1] Jason Van Stone won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Van Stone was a Republican candidate for District 73 of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 2010.
Biography
Van Stone is the director of marketing for OptiCare Eye Health & Vision Centers.[2]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Five of the nine seats on the Waterbury Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 3, 2015. Democratic incumbents Ann M. Sweeney and Liz Crichton Brown won re-election, along with fellow party nominee Chuck Pagano. Incumbent Jason Van Stone was the only Republican to win in the election, placing fourth overall. The other seat was won by Connecticut Independent Party (CIP) nominee John Theriault.
Republican incumbent McEntee and newcomer Besa Kalici were also nominated by their party for the election, but placed seventh and eight, respectively, out of the nine candidates seeking six available seats. The Connecticut Independent Party also nominated Danielle Albert and George Noujaim, who were both defeated in the general election.[1] The three CIP candidates ran as a slate along with the CIP candidate for mayor, Lawrence V. De Pillo.
Results
| Waterbury Public Schools, At-Large (4-year terms), General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ann M. Sweeney Incumbent |
20.0% | 6,198 | |
| Democratic | Chuck Pagano |
18.4% | 5,705 | |
| Democratic | Liz Crichton Brown Incumbent |
17.3% | 5,368 | |
| Republican | Jason Van Stone Incumbent |
10.5% | 3,249 | |
| CIP | John Theriault |
8.7% | 2,707 | |
| CIP | George Noujaim | 7.4% | 2,302 | |
| Republican | Bryan McEntee Incumbent | 7.1% | 2,196 | |
| Republican | Besa Kalici | 5.7% | 1,761 | |
| CIP | Danielle Albert | 5.1% | 1,579 | |
| Total Votes | 31,065 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Prescribed form for Return of Votes Cast At A Municipal Election," accessed November 5, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Van Stone received no official endorsements in this election.
2010
Stone was uncontested in the primary election on August 10, 2010. He was defeated by incumbent Democrat Jeffrey Berger in the general election on November 2, 2010.[3]
Recent news
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See also
- Waterbury Public Schools, Connecticut
- Waterbury Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Waterbury Town Clerk Antoinette Chick Spinelli," October 6, 2015
- ↑ Connecticut Magazine, "40 Under 40," March 2012
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of the State, “Statement of Vote,” accessed August 19, 2013
