Joy Schaefer
Joy Schaefer is a former at-large representative on the Frederick County Board of Education in Maryland. She was first elected in 2012. Schaefer sought another term in the primary election on April 26, 2016. She won in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1] Schaefer left the board on January 15, 2020 to serve as government affairs and public policy director in the county executive’s office.[2]
Biography
Schaefer earned her bachelor's degree in foreign service from Georgetown University. She develops educational programs for the Foreign Policy Association. Schaefer and her husband have three children who attended district schools.[3]
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Frederick County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on April 26, 2016, with the top six vote recipients advancing to the general election. Incumbents Zakir Bengali and Joy Schaefer filed for re-election, while Kathryn Groth did not file for the 2016 election. Bengali and Schaefer faced challengers Michael Bunitsky, Lois Jarman, Ken Kerr, Jay Mason, Shirley McDonald, and Cindy Rose in the primary. All candidates except Bengali and Mason advanced to the general election.[1]
Schaefer, Kerr, and Bunitsky defeated Rose in the general election. On July 12, 2016, Jarman announced her withdrawal from the race in an effort to deny election to Rose by shifting votes to other candidates. Jarman told attendees at a South Frederick County Democrats meeting that she considered Rose "a dangerous candidate" due to her divisive personality. In an email to The Frederick News-Post, Rose said that she is only considered divisive because "I involved the public and the establishment doesn't abide sunshine." Rose was the only candidate who identified as a Republican.[4] Shirley McDonald dropped out of the race on July 13, 2016.[5]
Results
| Frederick County Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-Year Terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joy Schaefer Incumbent |
27.62% | 65,734 |
| Ken Kerr |
25.71% | 61,172 |
| Michael Bunitsky |
24.97% | 59,431 |
| Cindy Rose | 21.08% | 50,157 |
| Write-in votes | 0.62% | 1,470 |
| Total Votes | 237,964 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential General Election Results," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Frederick County Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 4-Year Terms, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joy Schaefer Incumbent |
17.41% | 20,367 |
| Cindy Rose |
14.98% | 17,519 |
| Michael Bunitsky |
14.73% | 17,233 |
| Ken Kerr |
13.82% | 16,166 |
| Shirley McDonald |
11.96% | 13,987 |
| Lois Jarman |
9.71% | 11,361 |
| Zakir Bengali Incumbent | 8.79% | 10,285 |
| Jay Mason | 8.58% | 10,038 |
| Total Votes | 116,956 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Frederick County," accessed April 26, 2016 | ||
Funding
Candidates for public office in Maryland had until March 22, 2016, to submit their first contributions and expenditure report of the primary campaign. The final campaign finance deadline of the 2016 campaign was November 22, 2016.[6] State law allows candidates to file Affidavits of Limited Contributions and Expenditures (ALCE) if their campaigns did not accept $1,000 in contributions or spend $1,000 in a particular reporting period.[7]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $12,323.00 and spent a total of $11,952.99 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[8]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Schaefer (incumbent) | $3,530.00 | $384.49 | $4,025.01 |
| Michael Bunitsky | $3,570.00 | $5,142.21 | $1,286.99 |
| Ken Kerr | $3,350.00 | $2,847.66 | $3,468.40 |
| Cindy Rose | $1,873.00 | $3,578.63 | -$348.19 |
March 22 filing
Candidates received a total of $8,005.06 and spent a total of $3,185.68 as of April 19, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[9]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakir Bengali (incumbent) | ALCE | ALCE | ALCE |
| Joy Schaefer (incumbent) | ALCE | ALCE | ALCE |
| Michael Bunitsky | $3,949.00 | $2,665.22 | $1,283.78 |
| Lois Jarman | $540.98 | $387.01 | $153.97 |
| Ken Kerr | ALCE | ALCE | ALCE |
| Jay Mason | $1,025.00 | $52.19 | $1,166.00 |
| Shirley McDonald | $1,090.08 | $81.26 | $4,008.82 |
| Cindy Rose | $1,400.00 | $0.00 | $1,400.00 |
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Kathryn B. "Katie" Groth |
23.1% | 58,525 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joy Schaefer |
21.4% | 54,237 | |
| Nonpartisan | Zakir Bengali |
17.6% | 44,623 | |
| Nonpartisan | Colleen E. Cusimano | 16.5% | 41,861 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tony Chmelik | 14% | 35,387 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Shade | 7.1% | 18,066 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 716 | |
| Total Votes | 253,415 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2012 Presidential General Election Results," November 28, 2012 | ||||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Frederick County 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," February 10, 2016
- ↑ The Frederick News-Post, "County executive nominates Rae Gallagher to fill open board of education seat," January 13. 2020
- ↑ Frederick County Public Schools, "Joy Schaefer," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ The Frederick News-Post, "Jarman drops out of school board race," July 12, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Frederick County 2016 Presidential General Election Local Candidates List," October 27, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedule," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "EAffidavit Filing," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed April 19, 2016
| 2016 Frederick County Public Schools Elections | |
| Frederick County, Maryland | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Zakir Bengali • Incumbent, Joy Schaefer • Michael Bunitsky • Lois Jarman (withdrawn) • Ken Kerr • Jay Mason • Shirley McDonald (withdrawn) • Cindy Rose |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
