John Golden
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John Golden is an at-large member of the Woodbridge Township Board of Education in New Jersey. He was first elected to the board in 2010. Golden won re-election to the board against four other candidates on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Golden is a Committeeman for the Woodbridge Democratic Municipal Committee and the Middlesex County Democratic Organization.[1]
Elections
2013
Golden sought one of three available seats against incumbents Brian F. Small and Jonathan Triebwasser as well as challengers Thomas Maras and Biren J. Jhaveri.
Results
| Woodbridge Township School Board, At-large, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  John Golden Incumbent |
29.4% | 8,554 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brian F. Small Incumbent |
28.5% | 8,284 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonathan Triebwasser Incumbent |
17.5% | 5,088 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Maras | 17% | 4,943 | |
| Nonpartisan | Biren J. Jhaveri | 7.7% | 2,238 | |
| Total Votes | 29,107 | |||
| Source: Middlesex County, "Election Results," November 12, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Golden ran as part of the Our Children's Future is Now slate, which reported $11,800.00 in contributions and $10,606.05 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[2]
Endorsements
Golden did not receive any published endorsements for the 2013 campaign.
2010
Golden first won election to the board on April 20, 2010 by placing second out of six candidates for three available seats.
| Woodbridge Township Board of Education, April 20, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Brian F. Small |
21.5% | 5,171 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Golden |
18.1% | 4,336 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonathan Triebwasser |
15.9% | 3,815 | |
| Nonpartisan | Debra Reinhart | 15.4% | 3,711 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Brescher | 15.1% | 3,633 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Maras | 14% | 3,355 | |
| Total Votes | 24,021 | |||
| Source: Unofficial results from Asbury Park Press | ||||
What was stake?
Incumbents Golden, Brian F. Small and Jonathan Triebwasser all sought re-election to the board. They all won re-election over their challengers Thomas Maras and Biren J. Jhaveri.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "John + Golden + Woodbridge + Township + Schools"
See also
- New Jersey
- Woodbridge Township School District, New Jersey
- Woodbridge Township School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
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