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Joel Ramirez
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Joel Ramirez is an at-large representative on the Paterson Public Schools school board in New Jersey. Ramirez won a first term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
- See also: Paterson Public Schools elections (2017)
Three of the nine seats on the Paterson Public Schools school board in New Jersey were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Jonathan Hodges was re-elected and was joined on the board by Joel Ramirez and former board member Kenneth Simmons. A total of nine candidates originally filed in the race, including incumbent Chrystal Cleaves, Sebastian Mejia, Joyed Rohim, Fannia Santana, Andres Scott, and Juan Kivelier Sosa. Sosa withdrew prior to the election and did not appear on the ballot.[1] Lilisa Mimms, the third board member whose term ended, did not file for re-election.[2]
Results
| Paterson Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kenneth Simmons |
19.03% | 4,843 |
| Joel Ramirez |
18.07% | 4,597 |
| Jonathan Hodges Incumbent |
17.82% | 4,534 |
| Chrystal Cleaves Incumbent | 15.08% | 3,836 |
| Fannia Santana | 11.26% | 2,866 |
| Joyed Rohim | 9.08% | 2,311 |
| Sebastian Mejia | 5.55% | 1,411 |
| Andres Scott | 3.99% | 1,014 |
| Write-in votes | 0.13% | 32 |
| Total Votes (100) | 25,444 | |
| Source: Passaic County New Jersey, "November 7, 2017 Summary Report Passaic County," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Ramirez did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 23, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[3]
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Footnotes
| Paterson Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Jonathan Hodges • Incumbent, Chrystal Cleaves • Sebastian Mejia • Joel Ramirez • Joyed Rohim • Fannia Santana • Andres Scott • Kenneth Simmons • Juan Kivelier Sosa |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
