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Jonathan Hodges
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Jonathan Hodges is an at-large representative on the Paterson Public Schools school board in New Jersey. First elected in 2002, Hodges won a new 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
Hodges 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]
2014
- See also: Paterson Public Schools elections (2014)
The election in Paterson featured four at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Chrystal Cleaves and Jonathan Hodges ran against challengers Khader Abuassab, Koyes Ahmed, Emanuel D. Capers, Nelly Celi, Lilisa Mimms, and Taj Uddin for the three seats with full three-year terms. Board member Wendy Guzman did not file for re-election.
Although Abuassab still appeared on the ballot, he was removed from consideration by the Passaic County superintendent of elections on October 22, 2014, because he used a non-residential address on his voter registration form. If he had won a seat, he would not have been allowed to join the board.[4]
Incumbent Flavio Rivera ran unopposed for an unexpired two-year term. After Alex Mendez left the board to join the city council, Rivera was appointed to fill the position until the November 2014 election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Chrystal Cleaves Incumbent |
21.2% | 4,175 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lilisa Mimms |
16.5% | 3,250 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonathan Hodges Incumbent |
16.5% | 3,249 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nelly Celi | 13% | 2,562 | |
| Nonpartisan | Emanuel Capers | 10.6% | 2,094 | |
| Nonpartisan | Koyes Ahmed | 9.6% | 1,883 | |
| Nonpartisan | Khader Abuassab | 8.3% | 1,629 | |
| Nonpartisan | Taj Uddin | 4% | 789 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 34 | |
| Total Votes | 19,665 | |||
| Source: Passaic County Clerk, "Official Results - 2014 General Elections," accessed November 12, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Hodges did not report any contributions or expenditures during the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[5]
Endorsements
Hodges did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
2011
| Paterson Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Chrystal Cleaves |
22.7% | 1,995 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonathan Hodges Incumbent |
21.5% | 1,889 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wendy Guzman Incumbent |
20.3% | 1,781 | |
| Nonpartisan | Arleen Barcenas | 19.1% | 1,674 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ramon Pagan | 16.4% | 1,443 | |
| Total Votes | 8,782 | |||
| Source: The Alternative Press, "Cleaves, Hodges and Guzman Win Election," April 30, 2011 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- Paterson Public Schools, New Jersey
- Paterson Public Schools elections (2017)
- Paterson Public Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NorthJersey.com, "Nine candidates running for three Paterson school seats," August 1, 2017
- ↑ Passaic County New Jersey, "November 7, 2017 Summary Report Passaic County," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 23, 2017
- ↑ Paterson Times, "School board candidate’s voter registration revoked, nullifying his run," October 22, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Standard Search," accessed October 15, 2014
| 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? |
| 2014 Paterson Public Schools Elections | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large (3-year term): • Incumbent, Chrystal Cleaves • Incumbent, Jonathan Hodges • Khader Abuassab • Koyes Ahmed • Emanuel Capers • Nelly Celi • Lilisa Mimms • Taj Uddin At-large (2-year term): • Incumbent, Flavio Rivera |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
