Justin Fiore

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Justin Fiore was a candidate for District 2 representative on the St. Mary's County Board of Education in Maryland. The general election was held on November 8, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: St. Mary's County Public Schools elections (2016)

Three of the five seats on the St. Mary's County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on April 26, 2016, for the at-large seat. Incumbent Cathy Allen defeated challenger Chris Krush in the general election after both candidates defeated DeForest Rathbone in the primary. Jim Davis defeated Justin Fiore for the open District 2 seat, while District 4 incumbent Mary Washington won re-election without opposition.

Results

St. Mary's County Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim Davis	62.13%	24,925
Justin Fiore	37.35%	14,983
Write-in votes	0.53%	211
Total Votes		40,119
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential General Election Results," accessed December 14, 2016

Funding

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016

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. 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.

October 28 filing

Candidates received a total of $3,770.04 and spent a total of $1,964.76 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.

At-large

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Cathy Allen (incumbent)	$1,400.04	$0.00	$1,828.09
Chris Krush	$600.00	$818.75	$460.29

District 2

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Jim Davis	ALCE	ALCE	ALCE
Justin Fiore	$800.00	$273.15	$547.23

District 4

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Mary Washington (incumbent)	$970.00	$872.86	$715.03

March 22 filing

Candidates received a total of $835.04 and spent a total of $263.62 as of April 19, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.

At-large

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Cathy Allen (incumbent)	$0.04	$0.00	$386.95
Chris Krush	$800.00	$249.00	$551.00
DeForest Rathbone	ALCE	ALCE	ALCE

District 2

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Jim Davis	ALCE	ALCE	ALCE
Justin Fiore	$35.00	$14.62	$20.38

District 4

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Mary Washington (incumbent)	ALCE	ALCE	ALCE

Campaign themes

2016

Fiore responded to the following questions from Vote411:

“	How does your experience prepare you for the duties of this office? The last several years of my life's work can be split into two categories: volunteerism and policy. While majoring in public policy at St. Mary's College of Maryland, I started the basketball program at the Chesapeake Public Charter School, where I also taught electives. In my current job, I analyze our state's $17.1 billion budget. I know today’s students, policies, and our fiscal realities. What are your priorities for this office? As with most governing entities, I believe the Board should be primarily focused on providing the skeleton of the system and making sure it works for every child. That is why my priorities are building early education, supporting our staff (including paraeducators), and aiding at-risk and special needs students. Also, we must lower the number of students who need remedial courses in college. What areas within the school budget should be increased or decreased? I would like to see the Board prioritize the 12 paraeducator positions we lost due to budget shortfalls during the recession -- we have more students and less help as a result. It's a great budget otherwise, and unless we to forgo cutting the grass around the schools, there really isn’t much room to decrease the budget—not without lowering our educational capabilities or going back on our promises How should the national standards for education (“Common Core” standards) be used to ensure a quality education for each child in the county? Reasonably. Standards and the tests that follow are important for several reasons: to hold government accountable, measure student and cohort performance, and provide an expectancy of quality for those who enter and exit the school system. On the other hand, we cannot let it inundate our instructional time. We also must ensure that teachers have flexibility in how they teach standards. How should our schools address the needs of students who are not planning to attend college? We already provide great training through the James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center and have recognized the need for a different pathway. I think all of our students would benefit from courses surrounding financial literacy/competency, developing professional interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, and even a crash course in local government. We should be teaching people how to adult. Term limits: For or against? Please explain. Both cases have valid pros and cons. Put it on the ballot and let St. Mary's County voters decide.	”
—Justin Fiore (2016)

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See also

• St. Mary's County Public Schools, Maryland
• St. Mary's County Public Schools elections (2016)

External links

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• St. Mary's County Public Schools
• Campaign Facebook page