John Leydon Jr.
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John Leydon Jr. was an at-large member of the Stamford Board of Education. He first served on the board as a Democrat from 1997-2000. He won a new tenure on the board as a Republican in 2010. He won re-election to the board as a Republican against five other candidates on November 5, 2013. Leydon resigned from the board in July 2015, citing his wife's employment with the district as a conflict with the board's policies.[1]
Biography
Leydon previously spent six years on the Stamford Board of Representatives. He is an attorney specializing in real estate law with a practice in Stamford. Leydon has three children who are currently attending district schools.[2][3]
Elections
2013
- See also: Stamford Public Schools elections (2013)
Leydon won re-election to the board against five other candidates for three available seats on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Stamford Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Geoff Alswanger Incumbent |
22.5% | 11,311 | |
| Democratic | Richard Lyons II Incumbent |
20.9% | 10,500 | |
| Republican | John Leydon Jr. Incumbent |
19.7% | 9,906 | |
| Democratic | Dolores Burgess | 18.4% | 9,238 | |
| Democratic | Nicola Tarzia | 16.5% | 8,314 | |
| Green | Richard Duffee | 2% | 994 | |
| Total Votes | 50,263 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Municipal Elections - November 5, 2013," accessed December 17, 2013 | ||||
Funding
John Leydon Jr. did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission.
Endorsements
Leydon received the endorsement of The Stamford Advocate on October 31, 2013.[4]
2010
Leydon won election to the board in 2010 by placing fourth out of eight candidates for three available seats. He finished ahead of Robert King for the third board seat due to a state law that requires a minimum of three seats on local boards to be held by minority parties.[5]
| Stamford Board of Education, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Geoff Alswanger |
19% | 16,910 | |
| Democratic | Richard Lyons II |
17.5% | 15,592 | |
| Democratic | Robert King | 16.1% | 14,330 | |
| Republican | John Leydon Jr. |
15.3% | 13,639 | |
| Democratic | Carmine Limone | 14.5% | 12,881 | |
| Republican | Michel Bayonne | 11.3% | 10,071 | |
| Independent | Angela Lorenti | 4.1% | 3,649 | |
| Green | Megan Cassano | 2.3% | 2,022 | |
| Total Votes | 89,094 | |||
| Source: Stamford Advocate, "Three parents elected to Stamford school board," November 3, 2015 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Stamford Advocate, "Stamford school board member resigns," July 11, 2015
- ↑ Stamford Advocate, "Three parents elected to Stamford school board," November 3, 2010
- ↑ Stamford Advocate, "The hard road into land-use law," February 24, 2012
- ↑ Stamford Advocate, "Leydon, Lyons and Alswanger for school board," October 31, 2013
- ↑ Connecticut General Assembly, "Minority Representation Requirements," accessed October 7, 2013
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