Jay Smith
Jay Smith was an at-large member of the Williamsville Central School District Board of Education in New York. First elected to the board in May 2012, he failed to retain his seat in the general election on May 19, 2015.[1][2] His term on the board ended July 1, 2015.
Biography
Smith is the division general manager at Rural/Metro Medical Services. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He has two children who attend school in the Williamsville Central School District.[1] Smith also serves as a board member of the Kenmore Mercy Foundation and is the vice president of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Council.[3]
Elections
2015
Three of nine at-large seats on the Williamsville Central School District Board of Education were up for general election on May 19, 2015. Because the election was held at-large, qualified voters of the district could vote for all three seats. The three candidates who received the most votes in the election were considered elected to the board.
The seats held by incumbents Michael Littman, Jay Smith and Toni Vazquez were on the ballot. The incumbents ran against four challengers—Sam Alba, Robert Campo, Shawn P. Lemay and Mark Mecca—in this election. Vazquez was the only incumbent to successfully retain her seat. Lemay and Mecca also won seats on the board.
Results
| Williamsville Central School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Shawn P. Lemay |
19.2% | 3,179 | |
| Nonpartisan | Toni Vazquez Incumbent |
19% | 3,145 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Mecca |
17.5% | 2,896 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Littman Incumbent | 12.7% | 2,106 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jay Smith Incumbent | 11.1% | 1,834 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sam Alba | 10.2% | 1,693 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Campo | 10% | 1,657 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write in votes | 0.4% | 73 | |
| Total Votes | 16,583 | |||
| Source: Williamsville Central School District, "Board of Education Agenda - May 26, 2015," accessed June 8, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Smith reported no contributions or expenditures to the New York State Board of Elections in the election.[4][5]
Endorsements
Smith did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Michael Littman Incumbent |
35.3% | 2,668 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jay Smith |
33.8% | 2,559 | |
| Nonpartisan | Toni Vazquez |
30.9% | 2,338 | |
| Total Votes | 7,565 | |||
| Source: Williamsville Central School District, "Voters approve 2012-13 budget," accessed May 1, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Smith listed the following as top issues in the district in an interview with The Buffalo News:
| “ | 1. Ensuring College and Career readiness while maintaining quality of life activities. 2. Maintaining a healthy financial outlook despite contractual increases and unfunded mandates. 3. Integrating technology into the classroom setting to enhance the learning experience. I will address them by putting students first at the heart of every decision I make, by remaining an independent voice for parents and taxpayers and by steering resources to instructional needs by finding efficiencies elsewhere. Art and music are an integral part of a well rounded, high quality curriculum that keeps our District strong and we cannot sacrifice them in an effort to expand other programs.[6] | ” |
| —Jay Smith (2015)[7] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Williamsville Central School District, New York
- Williamsville Central School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Williamsville Central School District, "Meet the Board: Jay Smith," accessed May 1, 2015
- ↑ Williamsville Central School District, "Seven candidates on ballot for Williamsville School Board," April 21, 2015
- ↑ Jay Smith for Williamsville School Board Facebook, "About," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Expenditure Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Contribution Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Jay Smith," accessed May 19, 2015
| 2015 Williamsville Central School District Elections | |
| Erie County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Michael Littman • Incumbent, Jay Smith • Incumbent, Toni Vazquez • Sam Alba • Robert Campo • Shawn P. Lemay • Mark Mecca |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
